A meeting of National Command and Operation Center chaired by Minister for Planning Asad Umar was held in Islamabad to discuss future course of action against coronavirus.   

The meeting discussed digital tracking and tracing mechanism for identification of hotspots, clusters to isolate targeted areas, containment efforts in affected areas, supply chain support and enhancing testing capacity from present six thousand per day to twenty thousand per day.

The meeting also discussed youth participation in relief efforts and Ehsaas Program through which 150 billion rupees would be disbursed amongst the deserving families.

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