PM Shehbaz directs pre-emptive measures to prevent spread of Mpox
PM Shehbaz directs pre-emptive measures to prevent spread of Mpox
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00:00A meeting has been held under the leadership of Minister Shahbaz Sharif for Monkeypox.
00:06What are the details?
00:07Deputy Bureau Chief of Islamabad Azhar Parooq knows the details.
00:10Tell us Azhar.
00:11This is the most important meeting for Monkeypox in which all the authorities have participated
00:16and the necessary instructions have been issued.
00:19The meeting has been told that the government of Pakistan and the provincial government
00:23are starting an investigation for Monkeypox.
00:25Monkeypox will be monitored by the Civil Aviation Authority.
00:30In addition, the Prime Minister has also instructed that necessary and thorough investigations
00:36be carried out in relation to Monkeypox.
00:38Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency by the UN,
00:42after which there is a need to monitor this disease in Pakistan as well.
00:46The Prime Minister has also instructed that Monkeypox screening systems should be made
00:52effective.
00:54In addition, the Prime Minister has instructed that the National Command and Operation Center
00:57should keep a close eye on the situation of Monkeypox.
00:59And in this regard, it is also advised to take more daily.
01:02The Prime Minister has also said that he will give a briefing on this issue after a week.
01:07The Prime Minister has also instructed to start an investigation in relation to Monkeypox
01:10and Jamia Aga.
01:12Then, the government of Gilgit-Baltistan and the government of Rajasthan-Pakistan
01:18and the government of Kashmir.
01:21Thank you for the update, Farooq.