IGP KP reviews steps taken against COVID-19 during last two months.

PESHAWAR -- A high level meeting held at Central Police Office Peshawar on Saturday with IGP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi in chair reviewed the steps taken against COVID-19 during the last two months.

The main purpose of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police against Covid-19 was to ensure safety and security of the general public.

The meeting was informed that as per directives of the govt, KP police strictly implemented the instructions regarding lockdown in business centers, social distancing in religious gatherings as well as implemented govt lock down SOPs in this regard.

Besides this the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police assisted the local administration in tracking and monitoring of COVID-19 patients coming from abroad and kept them in Quarantine/ isolation centers.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police also sensitized the general public against the covid-19 through a well-planned campaign and established Quarantine centers in suitable police posts.

For this purpose police also provided best security at all quarantine centers as well as in isolation centers for affected people.

Most important was that all police officials deputed for duty were provided safety gears, masks and gloves.

Moreover, a proper mechanism of monitoring and surveillance was set up. For this purpose a high-tech Command and Control Center was established at Central Police Office Peshawar.

The IGP KP on regular basis reviewed the security measures taken at Quarantine / Isolation centers and implementation of lockdown of the main bazars, business centers and main highways.

The IGP talked to the police officials on duty, Corona patients in the Quarantine centers as well as the health workers...