Treasury has released K7.4 billion to government ministries to arm them fight the raging coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology Mark Botomani said the money is from Covid-19 pool money.

This is what is needed to fight the Covid-19.

Botomani said that the government already released K2.4 billion which went to government ministries as well as district, town and city councils to fight the pandemic.

He said another K5 billion went to councils and security agents among other clusters engaged in the fight against Covid-19.