KP trying to increase testing capacity: CM Mahmood Khan

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan stated that the province is trying to ramp up testing to 5,000 tests per day.

"We are trying to increase our testing capacity through the private sector," he said, urging citizens to follow social distancing rules and precautions to curb the spread of the virus.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan addressing the media in Peshawar. — DawnNewsTV
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan addressing the media in Peshawar. — DawnNewsTV

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