Persisting fog hits road, air traffic
Authorities take steps to cope with vehicle diversion from motorways
LAHORE:
Fog has engulfed Punjab for the past several days, making driving difficult on the motorways as well as within Lahore, especially in the evening.
At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in traffic accidents caused by fog during the past few days. According to the Meteorological Department, the fog is likely to continue for about 10 more days.
Motorway police spokesman Syed Imran Shah told The Express Tribune that various portions of the motorways in Punjab are closed between 5pm and 9am depending on the situation of fog. The M2 motorway from Lahore to Islamabad, M3 from Lahore to Kot Abdul Hakim and M4 from Pindi Bhattian to Sham Kot are affected most frequently.
Covid overwhelms health facilities
A total of 986 people visited the Saudabad government hospital and al-Mustafa Welfare Hospital with different complications on Tuesday. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS
LAHORE:
After the outbreak of novel coronavirus, the health sector of Punjab faced the worst crisis of resources during the outgoing year.
The 253 teaching, district and tehsil headquarters hospitals and basic health units in the province could not be provided adequate financial resources as about 90 per cent of the funds were spent for setting up diagnostic and treatment facilities for coronavirus.
No funds were provided for treatment of heart, neurological, kidney and other diseases.