He added that the government priority must be to ensure uninterrupted economic activities, and comprehensive strategy should be prepared to provide relief to the common man in untoward situation.
The prime minister directed his economic team to ensure availability of essential commodities, and stated that there would be zero tolerance for hoarding and profiteering and strict action would be taken against hoarders and profiteers.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee on coronavirus to discuss future strategy in view of the measures taken so far subsequent to the decisions of the National Security Committee (NSC) and their implementation to deal with the challenge of the pandemic.
Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah, Adviser on Finance Hafeez Sheikh, Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant for Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari and others were present on the occasion.
All the chief ministers who attended the meeting through video links gave suggestions for prevention of coronavirus at provincial levels. The prime minister stated that government was cognizant of the importance of the issue and all possible measures were being taken at the government level. He stated that there was a need to create awareness among the masses regarding seriousness of the issue.