ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry has said that the ministry is considering crucial measures to curb Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The federal minister said on Sunday that two key initiatives to curb coronavirus outbreak are in the final phase for the approval.
Taking to tweeter, he said that “The corona testing kits and ventilators will be manufactured at a low cost, adding that the capacity of PCSIR production of hand sanitizers has also been enhanced”.
2 initiatives of @MinistryofST are in final stages of approval 1)Corona Testing Kits (NUST) 2) Ventilators (PEC) this ll immensely bring down costs of –#WarAgainstCorona ,We have enhanced capacity of PCSIR production of hand sanitizers and health depts and banks are facilitated
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 29, 2020
It may be noted that the 12 people have died due to Covid-19 in Pakistan and 1,526 infected due to the diseases and are under treatment in different hospitals across the country.
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