Lahore:
The Punjab government has started considering lockdown in several cities, including the provincial capital Lahore, Rawalpindi, Chiniot and Sialkot, claiming an increase in the spread of the Indian corona virus “Delta” in the city, government sources said. Corona virus is the most dangerous of all types.
On the other hand, public circles are questioning the government’s performance on how the “Delta” virus finally reached the city. Citizens say that government officials stationed at the airport allow bribe takers to enter the country without following the SOPs. This is the situation of land routes with India. He says that the entire nation has to bear the punishment for the crime of some government officials. Why doesn’t the government take strict action against the corrupt government officials once and for all.
Sources in the Punjab Health Department say that top officials of the department are afraid of the increase in the number of cases of “Delta” so that the virus does not spread across the country. The Primary Health Department says that more than 70% of the infections found in Lahore are Delta. Meanwhile, senior government sources said that a report has been submitted to the Punjab Chief Minister and it is expected that a lockdown in major cities of the province will be decided in a high level meeting today or tomorrow. He said that the impression that the government was consciously violating social values was wrong and as Eid approached, rumors of lockdown were being spread by the concerned government agencies including the health department and the NCOC so that the citizens could Don’t even meet dear relatives.
While the majority in urban circles are influenced by the conspiracy theory that the government is pursuing a global agenda aimed at creating fear and breaking societies from their roots, analysts say that this perception or conspiracy theory is not limited to Pakistan. In a developed country like the United States, a large number of citizens do not even acknowledge the existence of the corona virus, which is why the most conspiratorial videos on social media are coming from the United States. This situation becomes more serious when medical Conspiracy theories are the subject of videos from people in science and other related fields.
He says global vaccine policy has also strengthened conspiracy theories. The United States, Europe and the Arab world should not politicize the issue responsibly and every vaccine should be accepted. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the plight of ordinary people around the world is increasing in this regard. He said that only the certified certificates would be accepted for entry into the UAE while there was no such restriction on the citizens of the most affected countries in the world.
Analysts also agree with civic circles that the government should take the toughest possible action against corrupt government officials, saying that everyone is aware of the tragic fact that bribes are paid to customs officials or immigrants without even valid travel documents. He warned the government that if security measures at airports and land routes were not tightened, anti-government elements, including India, could be armed with the “Delta virus”. Lockers can also be used in the country and it will be an attack that will not be detected and no concrete evidence will be found against it.
Health experts say the delta strain is spreading faster, reaching 77 countries so far. They warn that this is a serious threat to people who have not been vaccinated or who receive a single dose of it. A senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the virus was spreading in Punjab 100 times faster than the virus reported during the last three waves of Code 19, he said. A few days ago 26 samples were evaluated in the secondary healthcare reference lab.
He said that 13 of them tested positive for delta type which is 50% of the code samples. He said that 22 samples were also tested out of which 14 were of delta type while out of 25 more samples, 23 were delta. The virus came out positive which shows alarmingly high positive rates. Suggesting an immediate lockdown in Lahore, he said that experts believe that due to the rapid spread of the infection, the situation may get out of control in the next few days. He said that commercial markets, theaters, shrines and so on. The times of other places should also be modified to restrict the movement of people.
The health department official said that most of the corona samples were obtained from patients visiting government hospitals in Lahore, Sialkot and Chiniot. He said that we should impose emergency in all the hospitals in the province to meet the new challenge of Delta type. Responding to a question, the official said that experts were analyzing random corona samples in the lab and as a result, the presence of Delta virus was detected in Punjab, especially in Lahore.
Meanwhile, the official update issued by the Punjab Health Department sounded more alarm bells when the positive rate of infection in Lahore and Rawalpindi reached 5.4 percent. Sarah Aslam, Secretary, Punjab Primary and Secondary Health Care Department, said that the rate of cod infection was high. 4 percent in Multan, 3 percent in Bahawalpur and 1.7 percent in Faisalabad. He said that 364 new cases have been reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours after which the total number of cases has reached 349,475.
He said that we have set up 118 mobile vaccination camps for the sale of sacrificial animals across Punjab. He said that we have set up provinces to achieve the target set by the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC). On an average, 350,000 people are being vaccinated daily across the country. Meanwhile, traders and citizens of Lahore-based cattle markets have complained that government officials are charging only Rs 1,000 per animal for detoxified water spray while transporting animals. Officials from the district government, health department and other departments, including police personnel, are also collecting money from used vehicles at every turn.
