Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza says the NDMA is engaged in providing personal protective equipment to frontline medical and paramedical staff in various hospitals across the country.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad this evening, he said all details regarding provision of equipment are available at the supply section of NDMA website.

The Special Assistant said eights hospitals in AJK, four in Balochistan, 11 in Islamabad, 100 hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 204 hospitals in Punjab , and 80 hospitals in Sindh  have been provided personal protective equipment several times. 

He said the federal government and all provincial governments are working in cohesion regarding enhancement of testing capacities of laboratories about Covid-19.

The Special Assistant further said during the last 24 hours, 6,218 tests were conducted, out of which 783 tests were declared positive, while 15 deaths have been reported.   He informed that 80 percent positive cases in Pakistan are locally transmitted.

Dr Zafar Mirza again asked people to offer their prayers at homes, avoid visiting bazaars before Iftar time and continue to adopt all necessary precautionary measures.

(Imran/Abdul Rehman)