The cabinet has decided to send 1 million chloroquine tablets to Saudi Arabia and United States each, 500,000 to Turkey and Italy each, 5m to the United Kingdom, 700,000 to Kazakhstan and 300,000 to Qatar following some encouraging results in treating the coronavirus.

SAPM Firdous Ashiq Awan announced the decision in a press briefing. She said the step would "improve Pakistan's credibility and face value".