ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umer has said Pakistan was fully capable to manufacture ventilators in next two months.
Talking to media, Asad Umer said PTI government was trying its best to minimize the problems being faced by the people due to the coronavirus epidemic.
As far as medical equipment facility in the public sector hospital was concerned, he said all available resources were being utilised to provide necessary items in the hospitals.
To a question about social distancing ignored by the Task Force people, he said adopting standard operating procedures was in the interest of every person.
Asad Umer has said that government had lifted the limitation on the construction industry to facilitate the labour community across the country.
Talking to media on Saturday, he said in order to eliminate the hardships faced by daily wage workers linked with construction work, the government had decided to facilitate the industrial sector by lifting restrictions.
He urged people to follow SOPs to protect themselves and their family members from COVID-19. To another question about the distribution of funds, Asad Umer said that Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) government had disbursed Rs 144 billion among the poor and most deserving families.
He said, on special request of Chief Minister Sindh, the centre had extended maximum help to the people living in provincial areas. The minister said under Ehsaas Programme, the government had made arrangements for the distribution of funds among the needy people transparently.
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