PM Imran Khan chairs National Coordination Committee meeting on Coronavirus pandemic

ISLAMABAD – National Coordination Committee on Coronavirus has decided toextend prevailing partial lockdown in country till the 9th of next month.

This was announced by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar whilebriefing media persons about decisions taken by National CoordinationCommittee, which met in Islamabad today (Friday) with Prime Minister ImranKhan in the chair.

He said the government is working on increasing number of testinglaboratories and isolation wards to effectively contain the Coronavirus.

Asad Umar said the meeting also decided that no load-shedding will beobserved during Sehar and Aftar in holy month of Ramazan.

Terming the Ehsaas Cash Emergency Programme as historic, the PlanningMinister said the government has so far distributed 69 billion rupees tofifty-seven hundred thousand families across the country.

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He urged the citizens to adopt precautionary measures and maintain propersocial distancing during Ramazan.

Asad Umar said Pakistan Army is supporting the civil administration in itsendeavors to combat the Coronavirus.