CM Punjab reviewed the coronavirus situation

Lahore : Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a meeting at his office here on Friday to review the coronavirus situation.

The meeting decided to take steps for stopping the increasing cases of coronavirus in Lahore. It decided to send recommendations to the Centre to further strict the restriction of SOPs. A separate strategy will be implemented in Lahore after the approval of the federal government.

The meeting was told that the situation is critical in Lahore due to non-compliance of SOPs by the people. More than half of the coronavirus cases in Punjab are from Lahore and violations of SOPS are being witnessed in markets and commercial areas.

The meeting noted the cases are increasing due to the non-compliance of the policy of social distancing, use of face masks and other precautionary measures and required public cooperation was not being provided in Lahore for ensuring compliance of SOPs. Therefore, the increased number of coronavirus patients has become a tocsin.

The meeting was further told that NDMA will set up 300 HDU-beds hospital in Punjab and the Punjab government will provide 300 DHU-beds in different hospitals of numerous cities in the province.

The CM directed that there should be no dearth of injections required for coronavirus patients in Punjab. He informed that around 700 injections will be provided to the government hospitals within one week and its distribution will be made according to the number of patients. 

Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan, Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, Chief Secretary, ACS (Home), IG Police, health secretaries and others attended the meeting.