Punjab Chief Secretary Azam Suleman Khan has directed that the ongoing disinfection campaign should be divided into two zones and the process of cleaning and disinfecting roads, mosques and public places be completed at the earliest.
The CS issued these directions while presiding over a meeting on Tuesday to review coronavirus situation, establishment of field hospitals and available stock position of wheat, flour, rice, disinfection drive and administrative matters in the province. Provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat, IG Police Shoaib Dastgir, Commissioner Lahore Division, CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed and officers concerned were also present in the meeting.
The meeting decided that strict implementation of SOPs regarding social distancing would be ensured at banks, offices, trucking points and grocery stores. The commissioner briefed that spray at 372 places and washing of 236km roads has been completed in Lahore. It was also decided that disinfection cabins would be set up at all public places and fruits and vegetable markets across the province. The chief secretary further ordered the officers to keep a strict check on flour stocks in mills and on prices of commodities in big grocery stores. He said that donations from philanthropists must be documented to help the poor in a transparent manner.
He also issued instructions to the field officers to conduct visits to jails along with police officers as part of measures to contain spread of coronavirus.
IG Police Shoaib Dastgir said that in order to get required results, checkpoints all over the province would be made more effective. CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed told the meeting that so far 229 checkpoints have been set up where almost 56,000 persons, 45,183 cars, motorcycles, rickshaws and other vehicles were checked and issued warnings to 53,000 persons. He said they also registered 529 cases over violation of section 144.