LAHORE:Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz Monday directed the health department to remain vigilant in the wake of the possible spread of monkeypox and added that necessary precautions should be adopted.
In a statement, the CM emphasized that the health department should ensure the implementation of WHO precautions. Similarly, advance measures should be timely adopted to stop the spread of this disease including devising an effective mechanism for the screening of passengers at airports. A campaign should also be run in addition to setting up a monitoring cell, he concluded.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the loss of lives in a road accident near Murree and directed the administration to provide the best medical facilities to the injured being treated at THQ Hospital. He has also extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs.