Govt using all resources to save people: Aleem

Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that there was no substitute for human life and the government was spending all its resources to provide the best medical treatment facilities to the patients of corona and provision of injections approved by Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) is also part of it.
Presiding over a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet Committee on Corona on Saturday, Aleem Khan decided to procure 1000 injections approved by Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan for corona patients in the first phase.
The meeting discussed in detail the current situation of corona patients in the province and recommended that children would not be brought along in the parks.
Similarly strict implementation of SOPs at public places would be ensured while violators will be severely punished.
The minister said that every citizen has now realized the severity of corona and in the same way every individual should fulfill his responsibility as well.
He appealed to the general public to support the government in its ongoing efforts against corona by adhering to security measures as much as possible. Aleem Khan hinted that the government may consider tightening again if more leniency measures are taken.
He added that the principle of declaring “hotspot” areas is still being followed in the vicinity where more cases of corona are being reported.
He clarified that daily activities in the market should continue five days a week and ensure implementation of the lockdown decision on Saturdays and Sundays.
Similarly, medical stores can be kept open 24 hours a day and general stores can work from 9 am to 7 pm daily.
Briefing the committee, the chief secretary said that a crackdown on violators of SOPs is going on for the last two days in major cities of the province with the help of traffic police and positive effects of this campaign have been surfaced.
The Health secretary and other officials highlighted the statistics of corona patients in the province.
The IG, Lahore commissioner and other officers also briefed about their respective departments.