LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the video link meeting of the cabinet for the eradication of coronavirus, here on Tuesday, which accorded approval of the revision of SOPs for the burial of coronavirus patients and from now onward the family members could also give 'Ghusal' to the deceased while wearing personal protective equipment.
The meeting take stock of the situation and it was directed to present a comprehensive plan for Eid-ul-Adha as sacrificial animals' markets will not be established within the city limits.
The CM directed authorities concerned to submit a definitive plan for sealing some areas in Lahore at the earliest and decision of sealing of the areas should be implemented after consultation with the stakeholders.
Expressing satisfaction that daily testing capacity of Punjab has reached to 12,000, the CM disclosed that the total number of coronavirus patients is 68,308, 19,580 have been recovered and 3,498 patients are under treatment in different hospitals of the province. The number of confirmed patients has declined during the last three days, he continued.
The CM disclosed that the number of high dependency units in the hospitals of the provincial metropolis has been increased from 671 to 1228. The number of oxygen-beds in Rawalpindi hospitals is being increased from 227 to 607 and 58 more beds are also arranged for corona patients in Nishter Hospital Multan. Now, the number of beds has increased to 202 in this hospital, he added. Similarly, 66 ventilators have been provided to Mayo Hospital Lahore, Nishter Hospital Multan, Urology Hospital Rawalpindi, Social Security Hospital Lahore and PKLI Lahore in collaboration with the federal government. Three PCR machines have also been given to Jinnah hospital Lahore, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur and Sheikh Zaid Hospital Rahim Yar Khan, he added. He stated that the heirs of employees of grades up to 16 will be given four million rupees who will die while performing corona duties. The heirs of 17 and above grade officers will be given eight million rupees under Shaheed Package, he said.
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