Lahore
May 5, 2021
LAHORE:A meeting chaired by Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday discussed a proposal to procure oxygen concentrators and generators for hospitals for uninterrupted supply of oxygen for corona patients.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of SOPs to prevent virus, vaccination process, healthcare facilities for corona patients and measures to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen in hospitals.
Addressing the meeting, the health minister said the Punjab government was taking all possible steps to provide best treatment facilities to the corona patients and control the pandemic. She said that HDU beds in Expo Centre have been made functional as a backup after the increase in corona patients in hospitals. She said beds have also been allocated for free treatment of corona patients in private teaching hospitals. She said that as per the direction of NCOC, the process of corona vaccination was in full swing in the province and the number of vaccination ce
Punjab, K-P, AJK impose lockdown during Eid holidays
NCOC chief says single-day vaccination capacity exceeds 200,000 jabs
ISLAMABAD/
LAHORE/
PESHAWAR:
Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) announced on Wednesday the imposition of lockdowns during the Eidul Fitr holidays in light of the decisions taken by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) late last month.
The announcements come as the country crossed another milestone in the fight against coronavirus pandemic, administering Covid vaccine to more than 200,000 people in a single-day amid the ongoing third wave of the pandemic, driven by the UK strain of the virus.
National
May 5, 2021
LAHORE: A meeting chaired by Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday discussed a proposal to procure oxygen concentrators and generators for hospitals for uninterrupted supply of oxygen for corona patients.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of SOPs to prevent virus, vaccination process, healthcare facilities for corona patients and measures to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen in hospitals.
Addressing the meeting, the health minister said the Punjab government was taking all possible steps to provide best treatment facilities to the corona patients and control the pandemic. She said that HDU beds in Expo Centre have been made functional as a backup after the increase in corona patients in hospitals. She said beds have also been allocated for free treatment of corona patients in private teaching hospitals. She said that as per the direction of NCOC, the process of corona vaccination was in full swing in the province and the number of vaccination
20 Lahore hospitals to treat coronavirus patients for free
Dr Yasmin Rashid made the annoucement SAMAA | Daniyal Umer - Posted: May 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 weeks ago SAMAA | Daniyal Umer Posted: May 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 weeks ago
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Coronavirus patients who can’t afford treatment will be treated for free at 20 Lahore hospitals.
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that these hospitals have reserved two ventilators and 20 beds for patients who can’t pay the treatment expense.
People can contact the coronavirus control centre in Lahore to avail these services, Dr Rashid said.
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Covid positivity rate in Lahore recorded at 18%
Minister announces ban on all indoor, outdoor gatherings across Punjab to curb the virus
APP
May 03, 2021
LAHORE:
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that the coronavirus positivity rate was recorded at 18 per cent in the provincial capital.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, she stated that the coronavirus infection rate could only be overcome by strict implementation of coronavirus SOPs devised by the health department.
The provincial health minister said that in the provincial capital, where the infection rate was previously 23 per cent, Punjab government implemented SOPs strictly. “Now the coronavirus positivity rate has reduced to 18%.”