Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza Monday assured that sufficient amount of Dexamethasone is now available in the country and health ministry would take strict action against elements involved in over-charging or black marketing of life-saving drugs used by coronavirus patients.
In an Interview with a private news channel, Zafar Mirza said the Drugs Regulatory Authority has been directed to ensure availability of medicines used for management of COVID-19 patients.
Dr Zafar Mirza said public are encouraged to inform DRAP on its Toll-Free number 0800-03727 in case they have been over-charged for the injections.
Replying a Question related to Eid ul Adha’s and cattle markets SOPs, he said that the federal ministers, Ulema and Mashaikhs are discussing a safe arrangements for Eid-ul Adha in the wake of coronavirus spread in the country.
Pakistan was the first country to keep mosques open with SOPs on the occasion of Ramadan in consultation with the religious scholars and now government would soon finalize its national strategy plan for Eid ul Adha as well, he added. He said people must follow the government’s instructions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, adding, “We’re all residents of this country and all these steps and precautions are in the interest of this country to protect ourselves from the outbreak of this virus,” he added.In order to contain the spread of novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry of health till now has issues more than 30 SOPs and repeatedly urged public to cooperate with government for implementation on government guidelines.
