Lahore
April 9, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that in compliance with directions of the NCOC all vaccination centres will remain closed on Friday, 9 April. She said in order to avoid inconvenience people were being informed. She added that vaccination centres would remain open on Sunday and people can contact 1033 for guidance.
Meanwhile, on the directions of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department has established a control room in Mayo Hospital, Lahore to intimate callers or Covid-19 patients about healthcare like beds and ventilators available in 11 major hospitals of the provincial metropolis. This was disclosed by Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan here Thursday while chairing a meeting to review the rising cases of Covid-19 pandemic across the province.
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Lahore
April 8, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Wednesday said that one million doses of corona vaccine will be procured after the approval of the cabinet in near future in the first phase. Chairing a meeting at the Civil Secretariat to review status of vaccine procurement and preparation, the health minister said that local preparation of vaccine would be possible between 6 and 10 months.
Dr Yasmin reviewed progress for the procurement of the vaccine and said that a Technical Advisory Group had been constituted under Special Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare department Babar Aman for the procurement of the vaccine. Technical Advisory Group would share its recommendations within two days for the procurement of the vaccine , she added. She informed that consultation with stakeholders was underway, including professors from University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS).
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