Adviser to Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir has said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government aims to take the province's daily testing capacity from 3,800 to 10,000 tests a day in the next few weeks.

Ajmal Wazir briefs about the coronavirus situation in KP. — DawnNewsTV
Ajmal Wazir briefs about the coronavirus situation in KP. — DawnNewsTV

In a video message, Wazir said that the provincial government has established laboratories at the divisional level. It has also increased the capacity of High Dependency Units (HDUs) in hospitals across the province. "We have increased our healthcare capacity and will take it forward in July."

He further said that the government's preparations for citizens returning from Gulf states has been completed, adding that doctors from the health department, relief department and Civil Aviation Authority were present at the airport. "All standard operating procedures are being followed. We have controlled the situation."

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