ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed ensuring strict implementation of SOPs, undertaking all required administrative actions to implement the strategy of smart lockdowns to control coronavirus spread during Eidul Azha.
The prime minister made these remarks during his visit to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on the occasion of completion of 100 days of its establishment, where he was briefed in detail about the current situation, and the pattern analysis of Covid-19 spread.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, federal ministers and senior officials were present, while the provinces were also represented via video link.
Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded the efforts of the NCOC response to the pandemic, and ensuring coordinated actions throughout the country, from daily monitoring of the situation to capacity enhancement of health system, and from establishing a credible database to better resource management, and formulation of appropriate SOPs to lead from the front in the fight against the pandemic.
The premier acknowledged the resilience and adaptability of the nation to adjust to the new normal by following SOPs, and face the challenge as one nation.
The prime minister paid glowing tributes to all the doctors, para-medical staff, and emergency responders working as frontline workers in the battle against Covid-19.
He also lauded the role and services of healthcare workers, emergency responders, and the management team from all the provinces, the AJK, and the GB.
The prime minister on his arrival was first given a briefing over the current situation and the pattern analysis of Covid-19 spread and was informed that strategy of smart lockdown has yielded results in balancing life and livelihood by keep on moving the economic activity as much as possible and addressing the issues of the poor while at the same time containing the disease.
During the meeting, it was highlighted that as per International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Economic Outlook, amongst a group of 30 countries Pakistan has reversed the projected downturn.
The meeting was informed that from July 19 to May 20, Pakistan's exports fared much better as compared to the exports from other countries of the region.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
Comments
Comments are closed.