Submit News
Dialogue Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
  • Citizen Journalism
  • News
  • Videos
  • Features
  • In Pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • Urdu
  • Citizen Journalism
  • News
  • Videos
  • Features
  • In Pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • Urdu
No Result
View All Result
Dialogue Pakistan
No Result
View All Result

Punjab to establish four new labs for coronavirus detection: health minister

Web Desk by Web Desk
March 28, 2020
in News
0
coronavirus
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Saturday said the government had decided to establish four new labs to enhance the capacity of already functioning laboratories for coronavirus detection.

“These labs would be able to test more than 15,000 patients in a week,” she said while talking to a private news channel.

She said the coronavirus positive cases would be sent to isolation wards, while people with negative results would be advised to stay in self-quarantines as a precaution.

Also Read: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 11 in Pakistan

NDRM Fund extends grant financing of $50 million

CEO National Disaster Risk Management Fund Lieutenant General (Retired) Nadeem Ahmed on Saturday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad.

CEO NDRMF apprised the prime minister about financing aimed to enhance Pakistan’s capacity for preparedness and response for Covid-19.

He said an amount of 50.0 million dollars will be provided to NDMA for procuring Testing kits, Viral RNA Extraction Kits, Mobile X-ray machines, Clinical ICU Ventilators, Syringe Pumps, N 95 Masks, protection suits for health care, Thermal Guns and Scanners with the assistance of the Ministry of National Health Services.

The PM appreciated the role of NDRMF for providing urgent financing to NDMA to cope with emergent situation in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: coronavirus detectionhealth ministernew labsPunjab
Previous Post

5,000 hoarded masks, hand sanitizers confiscated from Karachi grocery store

Next Post

New York could see peak of hospital demand in 21 days, governor says

Next Post
New York could see peak of hospital demand in 21 days, governor says

New York could see peak of hospital demand in 21 days, governor says

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

UAE foreign

Saudi Arabia, UAE foreign ministers arriving in Islamabad to discuss Kashmir issue

2 years ago
Jamaat-e-Islami to stage several protests to demand rights of Karachi

Jamaat-e-Islami to stage several protests to demand rights of Karachi

2 months ago

Popular News

  • Startling connection between Dananeer’s craze and ‘The Simpsons’

    Startling connection between Dananeer’s craze and ‘The Simpsons’

    191 shares
    Share 76 Tweet 48
  • Pakistanis lose it as Justice Qazi calls Pakistan “gutter”

    38 shares
    Share 15 Tweet 10
  • Right-wing activist Shaheer Sialvi arrested

    94 shares
    Share 38 Tweet 24
  • Sandal Khattak, Hareem Shah identity revealed

    1511 shares
    Share 633 Tweet 366
  • A tribute to tea and trees: Ali Gul Pir’s rap on Abhinandan saga

    11 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3

Dialogue Pakistan

Citizen Journalism is the collection, dissemination and analysis of news by the people for the people especially by the means of internet. Dialogue Pakistan is the country's first citizen journalism portal to provide Pakistanis an opportunity to get themselves heard aiming to encourage citizen journalism inculcated with ethical values.

Category

  • Audio
  • Citizen Journalism
  • Documentaries
  • Feature Videos
  • Features
  • In House Videos
  • IN PICTURES
  • Lifestyle
  • Mobile Footage
  • New Catagory
  • News
  • News Roundup
  • Pakistan Super League
  • Photo Journalism
  • Press Conferences
  • Special Feature
  • Sports
  • Videos

Quick Links

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact

Download our APP

download on android app download on apple app
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021. Dialogue Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.
Web Development & Social Media Management by Digital Otters

No Result
View All Result
  • Citizen Journalism
  • News
  • Videos
  • Features
  • In Pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • Urdu

Copyright © 2021. Dialogue Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.
Web Development & Social Media Management by Digital Otters