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KP confirms three deaths from coronavirus

KP confirms three deaths from coronavirus
March 22, 2020
PESHAWAR (92 News) – Special assistant to Kyber Paktunkhwa Chief Minister for information Ajmal Wazir has confirmed three deaths from novel coronavirus in the province. Addressing a press conference, the special assistant said that a women who had recently returned from Iran was died due to COVID-19 rising the provincial death tally to three. “The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the province are 31 while those of suspected cases are 179,”Ajmal Wazir. He also said that provincial government is imposing lockdown with effect from 9am March 23 till March 24 to curb coronvirus spread. Ajmal said that the provincial government has suspended all inter-district public transport in wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the country. The directive is not applicable to intra-district transport, plying of private vehicles and goods/freight transport, he added.