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National
January 8, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Prof Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that Punjab government laid emphasis on prevention and diagnosis soon after outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, which helped control the disease to a reasonable level in the province.
“When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the province, Punjab was able to conduct only up to 400 tests per day and later enhanced its diagnostic capacity to enable itself to conduct 22,000 to 23,000 tests per day currently,” she said while speaking at a video-conference on “COVID-19 – Importance of Diagnosis for Prevention and Challenges” organised by Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Memorial Society (Jang Group of Newspapers) here on Wednesday. The Health Minister said that Punjab adopted uniform protocol in treatment of COVID-19, which helped in preventing its disastrous effects to considerable extent.