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LAHORE: Punjab’s three districts — Gujrat, Jehlum and Gujranwala — have gotten extra dangerous concerning unfold of coronavirus and rising variety of sufferers reported there has alarmed the provincial well being division.
In addition to lack of well being services, illiteracy and ignorance concerning precautionary measures are the key causes of enhance within the variety of sufferers within the three contiguous districts.
Though Lahore is at prime of the listing within the province with 77 sufferers, it additionally has the best inhabitants.
Authorities on the well being division are involved as a result of the variety of confirmed sufferers in Gujranwala, Gujrat and Jehlum is greater than the full of 32 different districts of Punjab. A spokesperson for the Main and Secondary Well being Division mentioned on Wednesday that there are at the very least 312 sufferers with confirmed coronavirus an infection in Punjab.
“Among the 312 patients, 176 came from Iran and other foreign countries, while 77 are in Lahore, 21 in Gujrat, 19 in Jehlum, eight in Gujranwala, two in Rawalpindi, three in Multan, two in Faisalabad and one each in Mandi Bahauddin, Narowal, Rahim Yar Khan and Sargodha,” the spokesperson mentioned.
There are different populous districts together with Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Chakwal, Narowal, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Bhakkar, however the variety of sufferers is rising at the next price in Gujrat, Jehlum and Gujranwala.
“It is right that the situation is alarming in Gujrat, Gujranwala and Jehlum and the reason is that a higher number of people in these districts are not taking then virus threat seriously and are not adopting preventive measures,” an official of the division mentioned.
“We are in a difficult situation and the health department and government are doing their best at their level, but we cannot handle it till the people cooperate with us. People should understand the gravity of the situation and avoid coming out of their homes.”
The official mentioned the variety of individuals seen on the roads regardless of the restrictions imposed underneath a lockdown was disappointing.
Printed in The Categorical Tribune, March 26th, 2020.
