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Punjab govt to send 600 people home after completion of quarantine period

F.P. Report

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday said that nearly 600 people in the Dera Ghazi Khan quarantine centre were being sent home after they tested negative for coronavirus.

Speaking at a press conference, Buzdair said: “I am giving you all some good news. Six hundred people have tested negative for coronavirus at the Dera Ghazi Khan quarantine facility and they will be sent back to their homes.”

He said that the provincial government approved a quota of special risk allowance for doctors, paramedics, and nurses — all medical workers at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus. These workers will get an amount equivalent to their salaries,” said Buzdar.

The chief minister said that the Punjab health department has been given directions to enhance their laboratory facilities and ensure they are fully stocked with personal protection equipment. “The corona ordinance (introduced a day earlier) will also soon come into effect,” he added.

The chief minister said that in Lahore’s Camp Jail, a 100-bed facility is being established and screening of inmates has already begun. Speaking of prisoners currently kept there, Buzdar said that a summary is being moved by the health department after which nearly 3,500 prisoners will be released.

“I appeal to the people to maintain social distancing and help the people around you,” Buzdar concluded.

The Frontier Post

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