Daily Times

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has made telephonic contacts with governors of Balochistan, KP and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

Sarwar has announced to also establish corona telemedicine centre in these three provinces and AJK. According to details, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar telephoned AJK President Masood Ahmed Khan, Balochistan Governor Justice (R) Amanullah Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Shah Farman, and GB Governor Raja Jalal Hussain, and apprised them about setting up of corona telemedicine helpline centres in Punjab as well as medical and awareness facilities being provided to people from these centres. During his telephonic conversations, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that corona telemedicine centre proved very effective in Punjab and around 70,000 individuals have so far been taken medical advice/guidance from these centres and their number is increasing day by day. The telemedicine centres, where doctors are available for their guidance 24/7, also reduced public rush substantially in hospitals. That is why we have announced that after Punjab, corona telemedicine centres will be established in other provinces including Balochistan, KP and Gilgit-Baltistan, and AJK while our doctors will also impart free training to staff of telemedicine centres in all the provinces and AJK. We have also started work on emergent basis to set up corona telemedicine centres in these provinces.

Meanwhile, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar also inaugurated BSL-Lab at Corona Testing Centre, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS). Vice Chancellor Dr. Nasim Ahmed briefed Punjab Governor about the lab and said that this testing laboratory is the first of its kind in Pakistan where 300 to 400 corona tests can be conducted daily. In his address on this occasion, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that entire world is changing due to corona pandemic which has also jolted the global economies. This is time of difficulty but we have to face it bravely. The world community is appreciating our corona telemedicine centres. The government is taking effective and comprehensive step to protect people from corona however these will not prove effective till the time people come out of their homes unnecessarily, as staying home and adopting precautionary measures is the only prevention from this dreadful virus.