Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the country is "reaping the benefits" of taking early action and enforcing an early lockdown.

Addressing the media in Islamabad, the premier said that the government had started enforcing a lockdown in March when there were "only a few cases", adding that the government had also started screening people at airports and pilgrims returning through land borders.

The premier added that the government would now "gradually start reopening the economy, starting from the construction sector".