Punjab decides to take strict measures

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Punjab government has decided to take stringent measures to ensure the supply and availability of essential drugs at reasonable prices across the province

The decision was taken in a meeting held at Chief Secretary Punjab Camp office which was jointly presided over by Provincial Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal and Chief Secretary Punjab Jawwad Rafique Malik

It was decided to start a crackdown on those involved in black-marketing and hoarding of essential medicines.

Mian Aslam Iqbal said that steps are being taken to provide the best medical facilities to the coronavirus patients. He said that all public and private hospitals would be bound to implement the decision of the Punjab Healthcare Commission to freeze the charges for ventilators at the rates of February 2020.

It was decided that in view of the increasing cases of Covid-19, the federal government would be approached to procure 10,000 to 15,000 oxygen cylinders and the oxygen manufacturing companies would be exempted from power outages.