Punjab to open more vaccine centres
About 20k people visit 126 facilities daily for inoculation
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LAHORE:
Around 20,000 citizens are receiving Covid-19 vaccines doses daily at 126 centres established by the Punjab government in all the districts of the province, The Express Tribune has learnt.
In Lahore, two facilities at the Expo Centre and Minar-e-Pakistan are serving about 2,000 citizens daily.
The provincial government also plans to open more vaccination centres in the big cities, including one at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute in Lahore.
The vaccination centres across the province remained open on Sunday and thousands of people visited them for inoculation. Medical teams are providing the vaccination service at the 126 centres operating in the province.
Covid-19 claimed 723 lives in January
Health experts stress strict implementation of virus-related SOPs
There were 12 initiatives under the relief package and the lowest spending was against the relief package announced for daily wage workers and subsidies given through the Utility Stores Corporation, according to the policy brief, ‘The Economic Impact of the Government’s Relief Package’. PHOTO: REUTERS/File
LAHORE:
January proved to be a perilous month with respect to the coronavirus pandemic in Punjab with the disease claiming 723 lives and inflicting 19,407 people.
A new type of coronavirus was reportedly identified in the province and most of the critically ill patients admitted to hospitals were above 50 years of age.
Govt hospitals under scrutiny
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LAHORE:
The Punjab health department has launched a crackdown against mismanagement and negligence by the administrators of the province s government hospitals in a bid to improve the health facilities for the people.
The provincial health ministry has announced a zero-tolerance policy against negligence by hospital administrations and planned surprise visits by senior officers to monitor the conditions in them.
The ministry has formed teams of officials of the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department to start monitoring the hospitals and take immediate action against corruption and mismanagement.
A couple of days ago, the department suspended the medical superintendent of the Government Hospital Shahdara and instructed the administrations of all hospitals to improve the conditions.