Health Ministers Visits Mayo Hospital Corona Monitoring Unit
Sumaira FH Published May 12, 2021 | 05:40 PM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th May, 2021 ) :Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid visited Mayo Hospital Corona Monitoring Unit on Wednesday to monitor performance of the unit.
Present on the occasion were consultant Professor Dr Asad Aslam Khan, Professor Dr Saqib Saeed, Medical Superintendent Dr Iftikhar and other officials. Professor Asad Aslam Khan and Dr Iftikhar gave briefing to the minister about reserved beds, ventilators and Oxygen availability.
Later, the minister visited Vaccination Center at Sabzazar along with Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SH) Department Sarah Aslam and Commissioner Captain (retd) Usman Younis.
The minister said:, "We are monitoring corona situation closely and we are continuously increasing the number of vaccination centers." In Punjab 236 centers and in Lahore seven centers were functional, she mentioned. The vaccine was being administered as per NCOC guidelines, she added.
She said that government was using top quality and safe vaccine while adequate amount of vaccine was available in Punjab. "We have started vaccination of people of over 40 years of age" she added. The number of staff and counters have been increased. The number of people being vaccinated would be doubled very soon, she maintained.
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