Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has said that the PM’s action against corona is exemplary and Insha Allah we all have to defeat corona together for which it is imperative that the people do their part to ensure implementation of SOPs.
The governor was talking to NDMA Chairman Lt-Gen Mohammad Afzal who called on him at Governor’s House on Tuesday. Chaudhry Sarwar said that NDMA chairman provided assistance to poor families affected by corona in Punjab and provided safety equipment to doctors and medical staff. They also discussed government measures and facilities for protection of corona.
The governor appreciated corona relief measures taken by NDMA. Referring to the role of NDMA, the chairman said that the NDMA has spent Rs 500 crore through Punjab Development Network (PDN) in collaboration with welfare organizations and other assistance including rations and distributed kits, masks, PPPs and sanitizers.
Prisoners and staff in jails across Punjab, including Lahore, have been provided with masks and sanitizers and other protective equipment.
PDNA has provided rations to more than 1.3 million poor families. The governor said that the PM’s action against corona is exemplary and we all have to defeat corona together for which it is imperative that the people do their part to ensure implementation of SOPs.
During the meeting, NDMA Chairman Lt-Gen Afzal said that the situation regarding corona in Pakistan is improving.
The death rate has come down and the number of people on ventilator has also come down. He said that the results of the smart lockdown have started to be very good.
He said that the Federal Capital Isolation Hospital has been constructed at a cost of $44 million with the help of China. This hospital will be used for epidemic diseases. Forty kanals of land has been allotted for building six more hospitals.
