MULTAN: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Wednesday unveiled plans to fight coronavirus with an enhanced funding of Rs. 5 billion stating that health emergency has been declared in Punjab and a 1000-bed temporary hospital would be built to treat the Coronavirus patients.
Talking to media during his visit to country’s largest quarantine area in Multan Industrial Estate Area, Buzdar said that there were 189 suspected patients out of whom 28 have so far been tested positive for coronavirus but another 143 were tested negative in the province.
He said that result of 38 suspected persons was awaited.
He said, it has been decided to ban the entry of tourists into recreational areas, hill stations like Murree.
He said, shopping malls would close businesses 10pm daily and only necessary skeleton staff would attend offices.
Buzdar said that provincial government was alert from the very beginning and had started taking steps to contain the virus from Jan 3, 2020 adding that initially a Rs. 236 million funding was allocated which has now been enhanced up to Rs. 5 billion.
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