Provisional Minister of Punjab for Colonies Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan urged on Tuesday to Public not to get panicked unnecessarily from coronavirus.

He was addressing press conference in Lahore.

Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan said We are in touch with the public. He said Pakistan will soon defeat to coronavirus like it defeated Terrorism.

Awareness of the Corona virus is a top priority, said Fayya ul Hassan Chohan. All the agencies of province are working together to fight the virus.

Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said that Punjab was completely safe from Coronavirus.

“There is no need to be afraid of it as there are several rumours that surrounded a viral outbreak but I request people not to panic,” Chohan said.

Earlier nine more persons  tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus in Karachi on Monday, pushing the total number of the COVID-19 cases to 13 in Sindh and 16 in Pakistan.

Sindh Health Department has confirmed the number of persons who have contracted the Coronavirus in Pakistan have risen to 16. One patient has successfully recovered and has been sent home.

According to details, six persons infected with Coronavirus reached Karachi from Syria via Doha while three other arrived in the city from London via Dubai.

Zafar Mirza informed that the new patients who have been tested positive for the deadly disease remained in contact with patient who was already confirmed positive for the disease.