Friday, April 10th, 2020
Punjab govt prepares SOPs for isolation at home: Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE, APR 10 (DNA) – The Punjab government has prepared standard operating procedures (SOPs) for isolation at home and hinted at implementing them on appropriate time. In a statement on Friday, Provincial Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that the Chinese doctors have advised to keep coronavirus patients at hospital instead of home. Dr Yasmin Rashid maintained that ventilators in large numbers are available at hospitals and only seven patients are in critical condition at the moment. Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that the lockdownRead More
EU supports Pak civil society, youth to address social challenges: envoy
ISLAMABAD, APR 10 (DNA) – The EU Delegation to Pakistan has launched a call for proposals, amounting to 6 650 000 EUR, for projects by civil society organizations to alleviate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on communities and at the same time increase the voice of youth in society. The COVID-19 pandemic has a major health, social and economic impact on societies around the globe. In Pakistan as much as in Europe, the virus is posing a threat to people’s lives, straining communities, overwhelming health systems and endangeringRead More
Extraordinary meeting of OIC Steering Committee on Health (SCH) on COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, APR 10 (DNA) – An emergency virtual meeting of the OIC- Steering Committee on Health (SCH) at the Health Ministers- level was held to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic on 9 April 2020. The meeting was attended by Ministers of Health and representatives from OIC-SCH member States, heads/representatives of OIC institutions/organs, including President of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB Group), and a number of international organizations. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) and Minister of State for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza represented Pakistan in the Conference. In his remarks,Read More
SMEs, markets want relaxation in lockdown for economic activities continuation
ISLAMABAD, APR 10 (DNA) – The Friends of Economic & Business Reforms (FEBR) has appealed the government to announce some relaxation for the markets and other businesses from the lockdown with strict preventive measures in line with the exception given to some industrial sectors amidst coronavirus pandemic. FEBR President Kashif Anwar proposed that the local markets and Small & Medium Industries can be allowed to open for a specific time under strict SOPs so that money could continue to circulate in the economy and millions of workers could retainRead More
How are Pakistani embassies responding to nationals stranded abroad?
Pakistanis stuck abroad have to seek help from Pakistan’s embassies, especially now when the new coronavirus pandemic is at its height and most countries are in a state of lockdown. The question is, how helpful have they been so far to Pakistanis? A local T.V invited three Pakistanis residing in three different countries on their show: Hasan Khan in Sri Lanka, Haji Adam Ismail in Singapore and Umer Mubeen in Turkey. Khan went to Sri Lanka with his family and had plans of staying for 10 days or so, not knowingRead More
PTA wants you to beware of fake coronavirus fund websites
ISLAMABAD, APR 10 – The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the Federal Investigation Agency have warned people to beware of fake websites claiming to be distributing coronavirus relief funds. Ever since a lockdown was imposed across the country, online traffic has increased dramatically, along with a simultaneous increase in cyber crime. In the last two months, the FIA has blocked eight SIMs that were used for defrauding people in the name of providing coronavirus relief funds. “Multiple website have also been doing the same,” an officer revealed. These websites illegally presentRead More