-Fight against COVID-19
By Shakeel Ahmed
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan visited National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for COVID-19 in Islamabad today. Army Chief was present at the occasion. Apart from federal ministers,
Prime Minister AJ &K, Chief Minister Punjab, Chief Minister Sindh, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief Minister Balochistan and Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan attended the meeting via video link.
Prime Minister was briefed by Federal Minister Asad Umar and Major General Asif Mehmood Goraya, DG Operations & Planning NCOC on the analysis of patterns of COVID-19 spread, pressure on hospitals, fatalities, and future Projections.
PM was also briefed on the steps taken so far regarding curtailing the spread of COVID-19 across the country, enforcement of SOPs, and strategy regarding the management of disease and implementation of decisions in coordination with all the stakeholders.
The participants were especially apprised of the gaps identified and measures being taken for improvement in the healthcare system of the country to cope with the challenge, capacity building of the healthcare professionals, increased availability of beds for the patients, uninterrupted availability of crucial medicines, and sufficient supplies of oxygen.
The participants through a consensus resolved to continue the strategy of balance between life and livelihood being pursued.
