GILGIT BALTISTAN: Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman on Friday received medical equipment and relief goods sent by the government of China through Pak-China border at Khunjraab.
The goods shipped from China included five ventilators, two thousand masks, 0.2 million face masks, two thousand COVID19 testing kits and two thousand medical protective kits.
Besides this, 10 tonnes of necessary supplies were also sent by the Chinese government for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in help to fight against the COVID19.
Earlier, both sides from China and Pakistan braved the cold, cleared the roads, made excellent arrangements for the delivery of medical supplies across in the border.
On this occasion, expressing his heartfelt gratitude to China for helping GB people in fight against novel coronavirus, CM Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman said that the medical equipment provided by Beijing will greatly strengthen the region’s ’s capacity in battle against corona.
The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has risen to 92 in Gilgit-Baltistan(GB) after one more patient was tested positive for the diseases on Friday.
According to Secretary Health Gilgit Baltistan, Raja Rasheed Ali, that more than 2,065 coronavirus suspected people have returned to Gilgit-Baltistan since January and samples of 633 people had been sent to NIH Islamabad and Gilgit-based laboratories for testing of the coronavirus.
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