Safety measures can fight out coronavirus: Governor.

LAHORE -- Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said on Sunday that coronavirus could be defeated only through precautionary/safety measures for which every single person of the society would have to play his/her role.

Talking to the media here, he called for getting prepared to eliminate coronavirus with such determination as being fight with the country's enemies. Coronavirus was jeopardizing economies of even developed countries and had become the biggest challenge for the world, while Europe was locked down completely.

He mentioned that Prime Minister Imran Khan was monitoring all anti-corona measures and also issuing necessary directives and ensuring release of funds to health and other relevant departments on daily basis.

Governor Sarwar said coronavirus had not become a danger for the government or an institution only, but for the 220 million people of Pakistan, however, there was no need to get panic over it but adopt precautionary measures only and there should be no laxity in this regard.

He said federal and Punjab governments were taking effective anti-corona steps and Prime Minister Imran Khan was looking after all the matters on daily basis and funds were being released where needed.

He...