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March 24, 2020

Punjab needs Rs83 bn to cope with corona crisis

LAHORE: More than 15,000 people are likely to be infected with coronavirus in Punjab, while the casualties could stand between 700 to 2,200, with expected death rate of 5-15 per cent among the patients.The estimates have been made for March 15 to May 24, 2020 duration on the basis of current spread rate of Covid-19 in the province, while the province needed more than Rs83 billion to cope with the situation.The estimates have been made by the steering committee on Punjab’s recovery plan for...