Yasmin Rashid visits newly set up Covid-19 vaccination centers

F.P. Report

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday visited two newly set up Covid-19 vaccination centers in the provincial capital.

The vaccination centers have been set up at Central Park Teaching Hospital and THQ Kahna to expedite vaccination process.

The Minister was accompanied by Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Sarah Aslam and Commissioner Lahore Division Captain (Retd) Usman Younis.

Dr. Yasmin Rashid reviewed vaccination arrangements at the center where more than 35 counters have been set up at both the centers with cumulatively capacity to vaccinate over 3000 people per day.

P&SH department Secretary gave briefing to the minister on the arrangements.
The Health Minister said the two centers would facilitate the people of Ferozpur Road, Kahna and adjacent areas where people were turning up in large numbers. “We have adequate amount of vaccine available at these centers”, she added. “We are increasing the number of vaccination centers in Punjab as so far, more than 1.9 million people have been vaccinated in Punjab”, she added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Lahore Mudassir Malik on Tuesday said that Covid-19 vaccination process was being carried out in a systematic way as more than 450,000 people have been vaccinated in vaccination centers.

He said that vaccination process was being conducted within 15 minutes. He expressed these views during his visit to Qila Gujjar Singh vaccination center here to review the overall arrangements. CEO Health, AC Shalimar and other officers were also present.

Meanwhile, the DC directed all the assistant commissioners to ensure implementation of corona SOPs in all public transport, markets, shops and other places.He added safety measures included use of face mask, hand sanitizer and social distancing should be ensured to cope with the pandemic as well as complete ban on outdoor dining should be implemented.

The assistant commissioners should conduct visits to railway stations to review measures regarding Covid 19 and send a report to DC Office on a daily basis.