Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that social distancing ensures safety from coronavirus and government is keeping a vigilant eye on the changes resulting due to this pandemic.
It is imperative to stay at home and the citizens should be more careful in the coming days to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Talking on the occasion of receiving cheque worth Rs30 lakh for Chief Minister Fund for Corona Control from Vice-Chancellor University of the Punjab, Lahore Dr Niaz Ahmed at his office, CM Usman Buzdar said that philanthropic passion of Punjab University is praiseworthy as helping the needy is a commendable step. He also thanked the donations given by business persons, philanthropists and people from different walks of life for corona control fund. Provincial Minister Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed was also present on the occasion.
Later, Senator Sarfraz Bugti called on Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at Punjab House, Islamabad and discussed different matters including the situation arising due to coronavirus in the country. Usman Buzdar apprised Sarfraz Bugti about different steps taken by Punjab government for overcoming coronavirus.
The CM reiterated that people will not be left alone and vowed that the government will deal with the sagging economic conditions. He told that the third phase of Insaf Imdad Programme is being started soon adding that government is taking steps in the public interest while continuously monitoring the possibilities relating to coronavirus. He affirmed that Prime Minister Imran Khan has adopted a best policy keeping in view the prevailing situation and saving the people of Punjab from coronavirus is the pivot of governmental strategy. He told that the Punjab government had taken a lead in adopting advance measures due to the possibility of coronavirus attack. He told that Punjab province will soon achieve the daily capacity of conducting ten thousand coronavirus tests.
Meanwhile, a network of field hospitals, quarantine and isolation centres has been set up throughout the province and the people maintaining social relationships with the coronavirus patients are also been checked by the government, he continued. Usman Buzdar said that government is working day and night and the coronavirus pandemic will be soon overcome. The Punjab government is also pursuing the policy of extending cooperation to other provinces in its fight against coronavirus, concluded Usman Buzdar.
Sarfraz Bugti appreciated the steps taken by Punjab government for safety from coronavirus and observed that a worth-following policy has been adopted in Punjab to remain safe from coronavirus. The Punjab government is taking timely decisions in this situation resulting due to coronavirus pandemic, he further said.
