ISLAMABAD, Mar 21 (DNA): Chairman National Disaster Management Authority

(NDMA) Lt. Gen Afzal has announced that a 600-bed isolation

center is being constructed in Taftan and over the next two days, more

quarantine centers will also be built.

Talking to the media, the Chairman outlined the measures being taken

against the coronavirus. He said that they were trying to accommodate

only one patient in each room and to boost relief efforts for Pakistanis

in China, an NDMA office is being established in Pakistan’s embassy in

China.

The Chairman also disclosed that over the past 10 days, Pakistan had

received 20 scanners and 20,000 testing kits which were set to increase

to 80,000 in the coming 10-12 days. 1.5 million masks will be handed

over to Punjab in the next 1-2 days, he added. DNA

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