Corona claims 50 more lives
Lahore
May 3, 2021
LAHORE:Around 50 more patients died from COVID19 and another 1,707 positive cases were confirmed in Punjab during the last 24 hours.
According to report issued by Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) on Sunday, the death toll reached 8,550 in Punjab, while confirmed cases became 304,889 in the province.
As per the spokesperson for Corona Monitoring Room at P&SHD, 16,846 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours, which raised the total number of tests to 4,622,775 in the province.
After 8,550 fatalities and recovery of a total of 250,033 patients, including 2,983 recoveries in the last 24 hours, so far, 46,306 active cases still remain, who are either isolated at homes or under treatment in hospitals.
LAHORE:The Punjab Health Department has prepared a comprehensive plan to increase the number of corona vaccination centres from 135 to 246 to facilitate citizens in the province. The plan for.
Health minister reviews status of facilities
Reviewed the capacity of the system and status of availability of more beds for Covid-19 patients
A file photo of Dr Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE:
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid chaired a high level meeting on directions from Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SH&ME) Department on Monday to review the emerging pandemic situation and status of available and required facilities.
SH&ME Special Secretary Silwat Saeed, Additional Secretary Usman Khalid, Dr Salman Shahid, Dr Mehmood Shaukat, Consultant Professor Dr Asad Aslam Khan, Professor Dr Saqib Saeed, and Punjab CEO Institute of Cardiology Professor Dr Saqib Shafi were present on the occasion.
Quality treatment top priority, says Yasmin
Lahore
January 21, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid reviewed arrangements of cleanliness, medicine availability, doctors’ attendance and other administrative issues of Govt Teaching Hospital Shahdara at Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department meeting here on Wednesday.
Special Secretary Silwat Saeed and Additional Secretary Development Dr Asif Tufail apprised the minister of the situation at Govt Teaching Hospital Shahdara. The minister said that absence of officials during duty hours is regrettable. She said action shall be taken against officials showing poor performance.
The minister said, “The attendance of doctors, availability of medicines and provision of necessary facilities shall be strictly monitored in all hospitals. I have obtained data details of attendance and facilities from professors. An official, who gets his pay from taxpayers, must serve only people. In order to facilitate pe