Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) would free ration the province’s families of coronvirus patients.
The notices are released hours following 15 reported cases in the province by the provincial health minister Taimur Jhagra.
The rationing of patients staying at government quarantine facilities is according to the provincial relief agency. The kit contains 20 kilos of flour, 10 kilos of rice, 5 kilos of pulse and milk.
The relief department has issued a notification in this regard after approval from the Chief Minister Mahmood Khan.
Earlier, Health Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Taimur Jhagra had confirmed 15 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the province for the first time.He had tweeted: “Just received news that 15 of 19 individuals received in KP from Taftan have tested positive for coronavirus.
“These are the first positive cases in KP. They are being well looked after in quarantine in an isolated facility in DI Khan. More details soon.”
The chief minister had said the provincial government will take care of the families of those kept at the Sukkur isolation centre.