CM directs to set up canteens at quarantine centers.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to set up canteens at different quarantine facilities including Expo Center's field hospital so that inmates could have choice of food items.

However, use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) will be mandatory for canteens' staff.

The chief minister was chairing a meeting held at Civil Secretariat on Tuesday to formulate the SoPs for home quarantine. Secretary Specialized Healthcare briefed about proposed SoPs, adding that internationally-acknowledged guidelines would be provided in black and white as protection of family members was the first priority.

The government deputed teams would also visit homes to check the quality of quarantines and affidavit would have to be given for choosing home quarantine.

It would be necessary to keep the people coming from abroad under observation for 14 days, and they would be given...