LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) Punjab Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan announced that the province has so far vaccinated nearly a million people in the province, most by any other province in the country.
“Punjab has vaccinated 934,000 people,” Firdous Ashiq Awan said in a presser adding that it included more than 186,000 healthcare workers being administered COVID jabs and 1600 elderly people who received their doses at their homes.
This vaccination reflects the commitment of the Punjab government, she said adding that the province was fully implementing upon the NCOC decisions. The SACM said that the Punjab government was also committed to ensuring the availability of ventilators and oxygen supplies in the provincial hospitals.
She expressed grief over the worsening COVID-19 situation in the neighbouring country and said that Punjab government would also contribute to supplies send to India from Pakistan on a humanitarian basis.
The provincial adviser rejected an impression that Patwari system is being revived in the province and said that it was mere propaganda against the government as they wanted to bring a system based on merit and transparency. (With input from INP)
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