LAHORE: President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi, while inaugurating 'Corona Heroes Wall', here at Governor House to pay homage to those who fought on the front line against the Covid-19, said that threat of corona pandemic still exists and there is a need to implement all the SOPs regarding corona prevention.

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and provincial Ministers were also present.

Talking to media after the ceremony, President Arif Alvi said, if Pakistan and India look at the issues related to corona, the number of Covid-19 patients and deaths in India is in hundreds of thousands (lakhs) but thank God, Pakistan has adopted its successful strategy and coronavirus pandemic was brought under control and today the whole world is recognizing it.

The President said that despite the economic challenges, the government fully supported the poor families during coronavirus and gave Rs 12,000 each to the poor families without any discrimination. "Today Pakistan is moving forward with success in all respects; I appreciate the steps taken by Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar for the construction of Corona Wall and preventing the spread of virus.

The governor Sarwar told media that purpose of this wall was to acknowledge and pay tribute to Corona Heroes including doctors, medical staff, and vice-chancellors of universities, police, armed forces and other sections of the society. He said that when Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Governor House for the Corona Relief Funds, the business community and philanthropists generously participated in the corona relief fund and deposited a donation of over Rs. 600 million. Under the Punjab Development Network, we teamed up with the business community and philanthropists and did the charity of Rs 10 billion. He said we not only provided ration to 2 million families but also provided N95 masks, sanitizers and medicines to doctors and paramedical staff. ''We have also provided ventilators to various government hospitals in Punjab in collaboration with the business community," he said.

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