Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar says meeting of National Command Center will be held tomorrow to discuss the received recommendations and decide on future roadmap. 

He was giving a media briefing along with Special Assistant on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza in Islamabad on Monday.

He said all provincial chief ministers will attend the meeting. Prime Minister Imran Khan will attend the concluding session of NCC meeting tomorrow.

Asad Umar said all decisions will be made after consultation between center and the provinces. The decisions will take into view all aspects including health, business and other areas.

He said Pakistani nation exhibited a higher sense of responsibility during the lockdown period. He said all businesses should follow the health guidelines issued by the government as responsibility of the health of their employees lies on them. He said legislation in this regard may be made, if needed.

Special Assistant on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza said tracing, testing and quarantine strategy is being implemented in provinces and Islamabad.

He said the testing capacity needs to be increased for identifying the persons who are infected and may be carriers. He said fifty two percent of the total cases are of local transmission. 

Giving breakup of cases of corona, he said more than 1.8 million cases with worldwide have been reported with 115,000 deaths. 

He said 336 more cases have been reported in last twenty four hours in Pakistan and total number has reached 5,374. 

Kiani/Karrar