Govt should take control of private hospitals: PPP leader.

LAHORE -- Member Central Executive Committee of the PPP Aurangzeb Burki has said that in view of the COVID-19 situation the Punjab government should take administrative control of large private hospitals in the province to provide affordable treatment to the poor patients.

In a statement, Burki said that current extraordinary situation demanded an extraordinary and proactive response, and the Punjab government should administratively take over large private hospitals for the duration of the health emergency caused by the COVID-19. He argued that ordinary people were at the mercy of profit-hungry private healthcare facilities and the government must come forward to protect their interests.

The PPP politician further said that the state-run hospitals had to deal with an unprecedented overflow of patients; and as a result, the people had to turn to private hospitals and labs which...