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Coronavirus outbreak: Bilawal, Shehbaz discuss the nationwide situation on phone;2

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, in a telephonic conversation on Monday with PML-President Shehbaz Sharif, discussed the nationwide situation due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

During the telephonic conversation, Bilawal extended an invitation to Shehbaz Sharif to work together to mitigate the crisis caused by the disease, which has killed 25 individuals and infected more than 1,800.

Shehbaz is reported to have lauded the performance of the Sindh government due to its timely actions to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

“The coronavirus is a global pandemic which can be defeated with unanimous effort,” said the PPP chairman.

On Thursday, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif had unveiled a plan to ensure the uninterrupted supply of food and medicines across Pakistan during the lockdown.

The plan envisioned the use of utility stores for the purpose of ensuring continuity of food supplies to different districts.

"Citizens should use phone lines and mobile phone applications to order food and medicines to their homes. The distribution of these items should be carried out through Pakistan Post and Railways," Sharif said.

"Baitul Maal, Benazir Income Support Programme, and other subsidies should be used by the government to bring down the prices of essential items across the country," the former Punjab chief minister added.

Last week, the PPP leader summoned the All Parties’ Conference (APC) summoned by him which was attended by the MQM-P, Jamaat-e-Islami, Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leaders among other political parties.

In the video-link session, Bilawal said that the APC was summoned to devise ways to fight the pandemic as unity is the need of the hour.