Daily Times
April 20, 2021
Divisional Commissioner Saqib Manan and Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali inaugurated the wheat procurement drive by distributing bandana among the farmers at Wheat Procurement Center Set III. Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Fazal Rabi Cheema, District Food Controller Tanveer Ahmed, and other officers of the Food Department were also present.
The commissioner said that the administration would successfully complete this important mission of wheat procurement from farmers and serving the farmers. He said that all the administrative machinery is in full swing to monitor the wheat procurement drive so that the necessary facilities are maintained for the farmers as the Punjab government is taking serious steps for the service and welfare of the farmers. The commissioner warned the staff that any kind of dishonesty or manipulation in the procurement process would not be tolerated and even minor grievances of the farmers would be addressed immediately.
FAISALABAD: Nine more Covid-19 patients died in Faisalabad here on Sunday.
According to a spokesperson for the health department, the Covid-19 death toll rose to 741 in the district and 206 people tested positive for coronavirus during the last 24 hours.
He said 1,655 tests for coronavirus were conducted in public and private sectors during the same period. He said so far 10,946 patients had recovered from the disease while total active cases in Faisalabad reached 4,549.
He said 305 beds were allocated at the Allied Hospital and 107 at the DHQ Hospital for Covid-19 patients. At present, 243 patients, including 143 confirmed ones, were under treatment at the Allied Hospital while 75, including 26 confirmed, were admitted to DHQ Hospital and 2,941 patients are in home isolation.