Pakistan Established Scientific Task Force on COVID-19 Under Ministry of Science and Technology
To combat coronavirus in the country, the Ministry of Science and Technology has constituted the Scientific Task Force on COVID-19.
The committee is headed by Prof Atta ur Rahman, who is serving as its chairperson. Members of the committee include Prof Dr Javed Akram, Vice Chancellor, University of Health Science Lahore; Prof Dr Shazna Khalid, Prof Al Fareed Zafar, Prof Iqbal Choudhury, Prof Dr Khalid Khan and Prof Mariam Riaz Tarar.
وزارت سائنس نے ڈاکٹر عطاآلرحمنٰ کی سربراھی میں کمیٹی تشکیل دی ہے، یہ کمیٹی کرونا ویکسین اور اس سے متعلقہ دیگر امور پر ریسرچ coordinate کرے گی اور عالمی سطح پر ریسرچ اداروں کی معاونت بھی حاصل کرے گی۔ اس کے علاوہ سائنس فاونڈیشن DATA ریسرچ شروع کر رہی ہے کئ اہم سوالات کے جواب چاہئیں pic.twitter.com/35JmrXj1p9
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According to the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, the committee is tasked to work on finding a vaccine for the COVID-19 as well as coordinate research on various other aspects.
#WATCH: Research underway for #Pakistan's own #COVID19 test kits says @FawadChaudhry while working from home in his first online video interview since the #coronavirus outbreak. || @MinistryofST
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He said that the committee would also assistant international organizations for the purpose. Additionally, the minister said that the Science Foundation was also initiating a data research project related to the COVID-19.
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