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Published 04 Mar, 2020 09:06am

WHO country head notes Pakistan's efforts to deal with coronavirus

World Health Organi­sation country head Dr Palitha Mahipala said that Pakistan not only got the facility to diagnose COVID-19 but also introduced it at five different places across the country within two weeks unlike many other parts of the world.

"There were only three labs having the capability to test virus in the US, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. Pakistan within two weeks got the capability and now free of cost tests are being provided at five different areas of the country. However, many other countries don’t have the capability to test for the virus due to which they send samples to other countries," he reiterated.

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