Covid’s monthly death toll doubles
At least 1,925 lives lost in Punjab during April amid third wave of pandemic
LAHORE:
The number of deaths caused by coronavirus in Punjab doubled during April as compared to the previous month.
The previous daily record death toll was surpassed five times successively during the month, including four times between April 18 and 28.
Families in the province lost 1,925 members to the pandemic during the past month as compared to 969 in March.The figure is the highest for a month in the three waves of coronavirus surge experienced so far and alarmed both the federal and provincial governments.
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.
Operation theaters to remain closed for two more weeks: Punjab Health Department
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The decision was made as the severity of the coronavirus cases did not decrease.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab Health Department has decided to keep operation theaters closed for two more weeks due to surge in the coronavirus cases in the province, Dunya News reported on Monday.
The Punjab Health Department has also said that surgeries will not be allowed in treasury care hospitals till May 10. However, this decision will not apply to emergency surgeries.
The Punjab Health Department has written letters to the heads of all hospitals and medical institutions in this regard. The decision was made as the severity of the COVID-19 cases did not decrease. The situation will be reviewed again on May 11.
South Punjab Secretariat takes initiatives in health, education, social sectors
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MULTAN: The South Punjab Administrative Secretariat has taken major initiatives in health, education and social sectors development.
The initiatives were discussed and approved during South Punjab Administrative Secretariat’s first regular meeting chaired by newly appointed south Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar at sub-secretariat on Tuesday.
According to plan, the South Punjab Education Department (SPED) has taken an initiative on out of school children and has planned introducing evening school classes exclusively for out of school children.
The south Punjab Health Department (SPHD) has been working on upgrading Basic Health Units with a key focus in Taunsa Sharif. All the secretaries of respective departments attended the meeting. The meeting deeply reviewed south Punjab development schemes.
S Punjab secretariat takes initiatives in health, education, social sectors
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MULTAN: The South Punjab Administrative Secretariat has taken major initiatives in health, education and social sectors development.
The initiatives were discussed and approved during South Punjab Administrative Secretariat’s first regular meeting chaired by newly appointed south Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar at sub-secretariat on Tuesday. According to plan, the South Punjab Education Department (SPED) has taken an initiative on out of school children and has planned introducing evening school classes exclusively for out of school children. The south Punjab Health Department (SPHD) has been working on upgrading Basic Health Units with a key focus in Taunsa Sharif.