PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has advised public to adopt precautionary measures and limit their movement in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

Similarly, all restaurants, hotels, beauty parlors, hair dressers, wedding halls have been closed for fifteen days from today in urban and rural areas of the province.

Visiting tourists resorts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have also been banned for two weeks.

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Meanwhile, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has also suspended the ongoing five-day anti-polio campaign in five districts of province.

According to Emergency Operation Center, the campaign has been closed due to Coronavirus.

Addressing a news conference in Peshawar, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said the government was working on emergency basis to counter the challenge of coronavirus in the province.

He advised public to adopt precautionary measures and limit their movements in this regard.

Mahmood Khan said all restaurants, hotels, beauty parlors, hair dressers, wedding halls had been closed for 15 days henceforth both in urban and rural areas.

The chief minister also announced closing of offices of all ministers besides health and information departments.