CM reviews measures to combat coronavirus.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the number of coronavirus affected patients in Punjab were 6854 out of which 2,206 patients have recovered.

He was chairing a video link meeting of cabinet committee to deal with coronavirus pandemic, on Saturday, which reviewed the government initiatives to prevent from coronavirus and the facilities being provided to the COVID-19 patients.

The meeting was told that smart sampling has been launched in the province, initially the project has been started from Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Gujranwala, Gujrat and Faisalabad. Under smart sampling coronavirus tests would be conducted of the workers of media houses, officials of law enforcement agencies, offices of administrative officers, health workers, TB and HIV patients, pregnant women in the hospitals and the prisoners in jails. Samples of 2144 people have so far been taken under smart sampling.

It was told that permission of work has been given to more than 9000 industrial units in Punjab. More industrial units would be allowed to work and recommendations have been devised in this regard and would be submitted to the federal government to allow work to road sector, building and construction related industry, feeding industry relating to export sector. Similarly, recommendations have been submitted to the federal government to allow power looms and all such factories have their labour colonies within their premises. Federal government has been requested to open iron and steel industry and home appliances industry. The federal government...