Govt takes effective steps to curb pandemic: CM.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Thursday said the government by undertaking effective measures had curbed the spread of coronavirus pandemic to a great extent and 51,450 patients had recovered from the infection so far in the province.

He said this while chairing a meeting at the CM office here in which recommendations with regard to ascertaining priorities of development projects of the health department came under review.

Usman Buzdar emphasised that the government had put foremost focus on the improvement of Health Department in Punjab and significant increase had been made in the health budget in the coming fiscal year. He disclosed that five mother and child hospitals were being constructed in the province including Lahore.

He said that the priorities of Health department should be ascertained keeping in view the needs of the masses and provision of best health facilities should be ensured in the deprived and backward areas of Punjab.

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