The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has brought back 155 Pakistanis stranded in Dubai after the novel COVID-19 breakout.

All the passengers from flight PK-8222 were shifted to a quarantine facility for 48 hours so that they can undergo COVID-19.

A total of 138 people have been quarantined in a Toba Tek Singh facility while a 52-year-old cardiac patient has been shifted to a cardiology institute.

Sixteen passengers were also quarantined in three different hotels, sources at the airport revealed.