Taimur Jhagra says KP has increased testing from zero to 1,200 in over a month

Jhagra said that now Ayub Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad, Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat and Hayatabad Medical Co
22 Apr, 2020
  • Jhagra said that now Ayub Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad, Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat and Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar are also being fully certified for COVID-19 testing.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health and Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has said that the province's coronavirus testing capacity has increased from zero to 1,200 in just over a month.

In a tweet on Wednesday, Jhagra said that now Ayub Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad, Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat and Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar are also being fully certified for COVID-19 testing.

"We will expand to Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Bannu, LRH and KTH next," he said.

The province has reported 1345 coronavirus cases and 80 deaths.

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