Advisor to KP CM on Information, Ajmal Wazir Sunday said that 108 coronavirus cases and 11 deaths have been occurred due to virus during 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raising the tally of total patients to 2907 and deaths to 172 respectively.
Briefing media here at Information Cell of Information Department, he said that a total of 19543 covid-19 tests were carried out by April adding the testing began from 20 per day that have now been increased to 1000 per day. He said that the provincial government has prepared a revised policy for Corona virus testing. He informed that initially, the testing will be increased to 2000 per day which will be later enhanced to 5000 and then10000 tests per day.
Ajmal Wazir informed that the government has prioritized health staffers to be tested on priority basis as they were fighting on the frontline a policy has been framed for family members of a corona virus patient. He stated that if a Covid-19 patient had five members in his/her family, all would be tested however if the number was higher, than five at higher risk should be prioritized for testing adding closed relatives of the patient will also be tested.
According to Ajmal Wazir, passengers who arrive from other countries should be tested within 48 hours adding armed forces, those in contact with patients including bank employees, shopkeepers and others are also part of the policy. He informed that with 38 persons who recovered in last 24 hours, 728 persons have recovered from the viral infection.
On the World Press Freedom Day Ajmal Khan Wazir said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government believes on freedom of the press. The advisor lauded untiring efforts of media persons who have been playing a vital role in sensitizing the general public on Covid-19 adding with their untiring effort, many media persons also contracted the virus.
He also talked about reducing the petroleum prices will benefit the general public adding that provincial transport authority has already announced reducing fares aimed at providing relief to the general public.
He also informed that all the provincial government machinery led by Chief Minister Mahmood khan was involved in order to defeat Corona virus adding that religious scholars stood by the government. He informed that the government provided all facilities to those in quarantine centers.
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