ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation today(Tuesday) amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
PM Imran would take the nation into confidence after the measures taken bythe federal government to combat the spread of COVID-19link, said sources.
The prime minister Imran Khan will advise the nation to take safetymeasures.
Earlier on Saturday, advising the nation to follow safety instructionsissued by the government, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that there is noneed to panic about the novel Coronavirus.
Taking to the social networking website, Twitter, PM Imran said that he waspersonally overseeing measures to deal with the deadly virus. He maintainedthat there is a need for caution but not for panic.
PM Imran Khan said that the government is alert to the dangers and have putin place sufficient protocols for the safety and health of the people.Pakistan’s tally reaches 193
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It must be noted that 10 new cases of novel coronavirus have been emergedin Punjab and Sindh today, pushing the total number of caseslink inthe country to 193.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Punjab Health Minister Dr YasmenRashid said that overall 42 tests were conducted out of which five werereported positive.
She said that 736 patients have come from Taftan and has been kept inquarantine at a university in Dera Ghazi Khan. “There are currently sixconfirmed coronavirus cases in Punjab,” added Yasmin Rashid.
