STAFF REPORTER PESHAWAR KP Minister for Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement, Iqbal Wazir Monday visited Quarantine Centres at D.I. Khan, FR D.I.Khan Drazinda and Bakakhel IDPs’ camp and inspected anti-COVID-19 facilities available in these centres. The higher authorities of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) also accompanied the minister. Briefing the ministers, authorities at Quarantine Centres and Bakakhel IDPs’ camp told that all necessary facilities are available in these centres and all precautionary measures are being followed while a vigorous awareness campaign was also being carried out. Doctors and other staff remained present on duty for 24/7 basis for combating Corona Virus. The provincial minister while expressing satisfaction over facilities in Quarantine Centres directed the utilization of all available resources for the protection of the IDPs and other people of the province from the Corona Virus. He said that the whole machinery of the provincial government has been put on alert for combating of the virus. The provincial minister said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan himself is monitoring all arrangements and also approved the recruitment of 1300 new Medical Officers (MOs) for provision of medical facilities to the people. He urged upon the people to avoid unnecessary roaming and strictly following of the precautionary measures proposed by the health experts. He said that adherence to precautionary measures is only solution to the abolition of the virus. The Provincial Minister for Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement assured the people that the provincial government is serious in the overcoming of the Corona Virus.
