LAHORE: Punjab is worst-hit province of Pakistan by the coronavirus pandemic where 6,340 patients have been tested positive. The figures of COVID-19 fatalities in the province reached to 106.
Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the province is now going to start smart sampling to test the people for coronavirus.
The chief minister took to Twitter and wrote, “Punjab is going to start smart sampling and a committee has been formed in this regard which will give its opinion to devise future strategies based on the test results.
“Initially, the government’s priority was to conduct tests of those individuals who were placed in quarantine centers.
“Now we will be able to analyze the situation better by conducting tests of local community as we have increased our testing capacity and the burden has reduced.
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