GILGIT: Keeping in view the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Gilgit-Baltistan, the provincial cabinet on Tuesday decided to extend the ongoing smart lockdown till 21st of June, ARY News reported.
Presiding over the cabinet meeting, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman directed to meet the gas demand of the hospitals.
The meeting also decided to recruit doctors on a contract basis to cope with the shortage of medical professionals in the province.
Read More: 31 more coronavirus cases reported in GB, tally rises to 711
Earlier on May 31, the number of coronavirus cases had risen to 711 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) after 33 more people were diagnosed with the infection.
According to a spokesperson of the health department, 11 people had died from the virus thus far in the region. A total of 496 people had been cured of the virus till that day.
