LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar will inaugurate ‘Governor Punjab Telemedicine Helpline Centre’ today (Monday). In the first phase, more than 150 doctors will be available to guide the people about coronavirus hazards and its preventions at the call centre round the clock.
In a media statement issued by Governor House here Sunday, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that political and religious parties as well as nation’s resolve to get united to control coronavirus is high commendable. “I am sure that when we will fulfill our responsibility to control corona then we will succeed in preventing ourselves from this virus.” He said that main objective of closure of Punjab and other cities the country, markets, shopping centers and other public places, is to protect the people from this pandemic. Since government or any institution alone cannot cope with coronavirus, so 220 million Pakistanis will have to play their part because Pakistan cannot afford any laxity against deadly corona.
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that Governor Punjab Telemedicine Helpline Centre will be operational from Monday (today). The doctors will remain at the helpline centre for 24 hours to conduct people’s online medical checkup and provide them complete awareness about corona. “I am glad to note that corona telemedicine helpline centers at University of Health Sciences (UHS), Services Hospital, Punjab University and other places are working very efficiently as thousands of people are getting advisories against corona on daily basis. People are now receiving advisories and prevention at their homes instead of rushing to hospitals just because of these telemedicine centres, he said and added that the persons requiring corona tests are also being helped out actively.
Punjab Governor mentioned that only 16 persons out of 10,500 have been advised to get corona tests in the first batch of corona telemedicine helpline centre at University of Health Sciences Lahore. He said, “I know, many people are the poor and facing livelihood earning problems but we will not leave them alone rather provide free monthly ration in collaboration with Punjab Development Network, to the poor persons, whose livelihood earnings/jobs are affected in the wake of coronvirus crisis. We all have to make a pledge to fulfill our responsibilities at all costs in the war against coronavirus
