KP prepares revised policy for coronavirus testing: Ajmal.

PESHAWAR -- Adviser to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relation, Ajmal Wazir Sunday said that the provincial government has prepared a revised policy for coronavirus testing.

He said initially, the testing would be increased to 2000 per day which would be later enhanced to 5000 and later 10000 tests per day.

In a press statement issued here, Ajmal Wazir informed that the government has prioritized health staffers to be tested on priority basis as they were fighting on the frontline, a policy has also been framed for family members of a coronavirus patient.

He stated that if a COVID-19 patient had five members in his/her family, all should be tested, however, if the number was higher, the five at higher risk should be prioritized for testing adding closed relatives of the patient would also be tested.

Passengers who arrive from other countries should be tested within 48 hours adding armed forces, those in contact with patients including bank employees, shopkeepers and others were also part of the policy, he added.

The adviser informed that a total of 19,543 COVID-19 tests were carried out by April adding the testing began from 20 per day but was increased to 1000 per day.

While talking about updates on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Wazir informed that with 108 new cases confirmed during last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases has reached 2907...