LAHORE – Punjab is all set to scale up contact tracing and increase the number of smart lockdowns in the wake of increasing number of corona cases, said Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid while speaking at the NCOC meeting through video link on Saturday.
Dr Yasmin Rashid apprised the participants about measures to increase the capacity of public sector hospitals, vaccination status, implementation of SOPs and measures for smart lockdowns. Federal Minister Asad Omar appreciated Punjab performance for control of the corona pandemic.
The Health Minister said, “Govt of the Punjab is utilising all out resources to control the pandemic. The treatment capacity of government hospitals is being gradually improved.
The SOPs are being implemented. Overall we are vaccinating around 27,000 citizens per day. The corona testing capacity is also being continuously improved. Our current focus is on scaling up the contact tracing. Smart lockdowns are being enforced in cities showing higher positivity ratio.
People are being regularly updated about the seriousness of the situation and the importance of SOPs. Oxygen supply has remained uninterrupted for all hospitals. Punjab is getting more vaccines very soon. During the holy month of Ramazan, the vaccination of citizens is being undertaken in two shifts. The morale of the frontline health workers is very high.”
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