Yasmin Rashid says Punjab took concrete steps to defeat COVID-19
LAHORE : Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that the government took concrete steps to defeat the Covid-19.
Talking to newsmen in Lahore, she said that the World Health Organization (WHO) is appreciating Pakistan’s steps taken to control the pandemic.
She said that we increased medical facilities in the Health sector therefore infection rate in Punjab is low as compared to other provinces.
The minister said that the government has established nineteen BSL-3 labs across the province for testing of coronavirus patients while 32000 recruitments have also been made in the Health Department in a transparent way.
It was reported on September 29 that as many as 145 students had been tested positive for the coronavirus at public and private schools in Punjab, according to the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department.
A spokesperson for the department had said 70,750 students were tested for Covid-19 at educational institutions after they reopened on September 15, out of whom 145 turned out to be positive.
Related News
PPP always represents workers, deprived class: Kundi
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, MAY 01 (DNA) —Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim KundiRead More
IMF move to release of the $1.1 bn tranche welcomed
ISLAMABAD, MAY 01 (DNA) —Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,Read More
Comments are Closed