Govt Adopted Comprehensive Policy To Combat COVID-19 In Its First Wave: Gill

Sumaira FH Published November 24, 2020 | 10:06 PM

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Coordination Dr Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday said the present government had adopted comprehensive strategy to combat COVID-19 pandemic in its first wave which was lauded at international level

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Nov, 2020 ) :Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Coordination Dr Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday said the present government had adopted comprehensive strategy to combat COVID-19 pandemic in its first wave which was lauded at international level.

Talking to a private news channel, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan had formulated a comprehensive policy against coronavirus to stop spreading it at large scale in the country and his (PM) smart lockdown policy was being appreciated at globally and now he was again very much concerned about to overcome the deadly virus in its second wave which was more lethal as compared to first.

He said the prime minister wanted to protect the lives of the people and did not want to stop business activities in the country during the pandemic because the national economy could not bear a huge burden of loss.

The SAPM said the people should have to avoid to attend public gatherings and they must be adopted all standard operating procedures (SOPs) with letter and spirit otherwise the deadly virus could be out of control.

He urged that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) should postpone their political meetings in the larger interest of the country and its people during the peak time of coronavirus spreading, adding the government had canceled its scheduled public gatherings because it was the responsible for protecting lives and properties of the masses.

Replying to a question, he expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of the mother of Sharif brothers, adding the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz should avoid to do politics over the death of grandmother of Maryam Nawaz.

He said the entire world was facing COVID-19 pandemic and different countries were taking strict decisions to coup it in effective manners.