Locally-made ventilators, testing kits to be available in Pakistan by month.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that the local testing kits for coronavirus would be available in the market by one month, media reported.

The federal minister was chairing a meeting for production of locally-made coronavirus testing kits and ventilators on emergency basis to improve capacity of the health authorities to deal with the pandemic.

'The locally-produced ventilators will also be available in the market by a month,' said the minister adding that the locally-produced material would be as per the international standards.

He further said that the kits and ventilators will be three-times cheaper than those purchased from abroad.

Earlier in the day, another special plane of China carrying medical supplies regarding Coronavirus pandemic arrived in Karachi.

The medical supplies include testing kits, N-95 masks and protective suits.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on March 27 had received a consignment of medical aid from China for fighting the coronavirus epidemic in...