In Gilgit-Baltistan, the laboratory established by the Federal Government to test coronavirus suspects has been made operational.

Secretary Health Rashid Ali told our Gilgit correspondent on Tuesday that Federal Government has also provided kits.

Meanwhile, 298 zaireen who arrived at Skardu have been shifted isolation centers in Shigar, Ghanche and Kharmong for two weeks.

The samples of five suspected zaireen have been sent to NIH.

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