PM lauds role of medical staff in the frontline of battle against coronavirus

01 April, 2020 09:39

PM lauds role of medical staff in the frontline of battle against coronavirus and vowed to ensure their protection.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said this, while speaking after inaugurating the upgradation project of cantonment General Hospital Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

He assured that the government stands by the medical staff including doctors and nurses.

He said government would provide them full protection in the fight against coronavirus.

PM lauds role of medical staff

The Prime Minister said doctors, nurses and other medical staff are in the frontline of battle against coronavirusand.

Hence, they will be provided with the necessary protective equipment to ensure their safety and health.

He said discussions are being held on daily basis as to how the health workers can be further supported and incentives can be given to them.

Imran Khan said the trend of the pandemic in Pakistan will become more clear in a matter of one week.

However, he expressed satisfaction that Pakistan has not witnessed the sort of escalation of cases like the western countries did.

He said our fatality rate is also low when compared with the world.

PM Khan also alluded to the increasing demand of protective equipment and ventilators in the world after the breakout of the pandemic.

He said Pakistan is fortunate that China is giving us preference in provision of the equipment after controlling the virus in its own land.

The Prime Minister regretted that the health sector was not given preference over the last seven decades.

He said the standards of our hospitals were better up till 60s and 70s but then allocations for both the education and the health sectors were brought down.

Earlier, the Prime Minister visited different sections of the hospital and reviewed the facilities there. On the occasion, he was briefed about the hospital’s upgradation.

Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid was also present on the occasion.