AJK PM for framing COVID-19 policy with consultation of health professionals.

MUZAFFARABAD -- Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan Tuesday said that his government would frame a COVID-19 policy keeping in view the suggestions of health professionals as an ineffective and wrong approach could create huge crisis with the rapid spread of the pandemic.

He was addressing a high level meeting held to assess COVID-19 situation in the territory which was also attended by Minister for Health Dr. Najeeb Naqi, Minister Information technology and spokesman on COVID Dr. Mustafa Bashir, Secretary Health Maj. General Tahir Sardar, Principle Secretary Ehsan Khalid Kiani, IGP and other officials through video link.

The prime minister said the government was providing intensive care units (ICUs) in every hospital on emergency basis besides increasing the testing capacity to ensure better treatment facilities to the coronavirus patients besides taking measures to control the spread of the virus.

He assured that service structure of doctors...