Punjab cabinet holds meeting on dengue prevention
National
March 12, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid chaired the Cabinet meeting on Dengue prevention at the Darbar Hall of the Civil Secretariat here on Thursday.
Chief Secretary Punjab, Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Capt (retd) Usman Younus, Director General Health Services Punjab, officials of the Police Department, DGPR, Higher Education Department, Special Branch, Civil Aviation, local government, Public healthcare commission and other departments attended the meeting while the Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners joined via video Link Conference.
Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Capt (retd) Usman Younus apprised the Minister Health of the measures taken for the prevention and control of dengue epidemic as well as the status of treatment facilities for the patients in the province.
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Screening students for Covid a herculean task
Parents fear financial burden if infection is suspected
Children attend a class at a school in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE:
Screening of students for coronavirus infection as per directions of the National Command and Operations Centre has become a big challenge for educational institutions in Punjab, including universities.About 200,000 students are returning to the 30 government universities in the province. Another 70,000 students will attend classes in 700 colleges, while 38,000 primary and 7,000 elementary schools have eight million pupils. The 600,000 teachers and other staff will also have to be screened at the time of entering the educational institutions. It is estimated that ensuring the screening at such a mass scale would cost a heavy amount.