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Punjab provincial cabinet has decided to increase the number of oxygen beds and ventilators in hospitals across the province on emergency basis.
Briefing newsmen in Lahore about decisions taken in cabinet meeting, Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said the cabinet has decided to tighten further restrictions in high positive rates cities to protect the lives of the people.
She said a complete lockdown is proposed before Eid ul fiter in high rate cities including Lahore while a special cabinet committee has been constituted to make final recommendations for complete lockdown. The recommendations will be discussed at the NCOC meeting.
Most of the Punjab Cabinet members have proposed that the provincial government must go ahead to impose lockdown in the cities facing high coronavirus rate. INP/File
LAHORE: Most of the Punjab Cabinet members have proposed that the provincial government must go ahead to impose lockdown in the cities facing high coronavirus rate.
As many as 2,100 coronavirus deaths and 85,900 new positive cases have been reported during the past one month. Lahore alone is facing 22.7 per cent positivity rate at present. Twenty-three districts are reporting over 8pc infection rate in Punjab.
However, the cabinet in its 43rd meeting at chief minister’s secretariat on Thursday did not immediately decide to propose lockdown in select cities to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).
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