Sindh Gov establishes lab in KU to increase testing capacity

The Government of Sindh in its latest efforts to curb the spread of deadly coronavirus outbreak in the province has established COVID-19 laboratory to increase the testing capacity.

On Thursday Sindh Government Spokesperson Senator Murtaza Wahab said in his tweet;

Sindh Govt has established a #COVIDー19 laboratory at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Research, Karachi University.”

According to Senator Murtaza Wahab this lab has the capacity 800 tests a day.

He further said in his tweet that;

“It has become functional from today with a capacity of 800 tests a day.”

#SindhGovt has established a #COVIDー19 laboratory at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Research, Karachi University. It has become functional from today with a capacity of 800 tests a day. pic.twitter.com/3TQc59GKvB

— SenatorMurtaza Wahab (@murtazawahab1) April 23, 2020

On the other hand Sindh Minister for Education and Labour Saeed Ghani said that small businesses had not resumed operations in other provinces of the country as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.

Ghani said that small business owners were still protesting in other parts of the country. “The SOPs devised for the easing of the lockdown will be debated before a cabinet committee,” he said.