KP CM approves 500-bed hospital to cope with influx of Covid-19 patients.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved establishment of a 500-bed emergency hospital in Peshawar to deal with a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus positive patients.

This was revealed by Finance and Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra in a tweet on Sunday.

'In every crisis, an opportunity. Today, we can build on what PTI's work of the last few years, and take KP's healthcare system to the next level. The CM has approved a 500-bed emergency hospital in Peshawar, where cases are greatest, to deal with the surge capacity for Covid-19,' he tweeted.

Earlier, Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on information Ajmal Wazir had...