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HIGHLIGHTS
2020

Government College
University Lahore

Health Minister visits Coronavirus Hospital
at GCU New campus

unjab Health Minister Dr. Administration Officers were also coronavirus were being reported from
Yasmin Rashid visited the 200 present on the occasion. northern Punjab than southern Punjab.
Pbed field hospital established The minister reviewed arrangements She maintained that the decision to
at the Kala Shah Kaku Campus of the for providing treatment and care to extend or relax lockdown would be taken

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Government College University coronavirus patients, saying that all after April 14, 2020. She requested the
Lahore for Coronavirus patients. confirmed patients from Kala Shah people to strictly follow the government
GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Kaku quarantine centers should be guidelines for their protection.
Z a i d i , A d d i t i o n a l S e c r e t a r y shifted to this GCU field hospital. The minister said that the government
( D eve l o p m e n t ) P r i m a r y a n d Dr. Yasmin Rashid said that they are was maintaining the food supply chain
Secondary Health Care Department reviewing the situation of all cities of besides taking initiatives to help and
U m e r F a r o o q a n d D i s t r i c t Punjab on daily basis; more cases of protect the labour class. She said that
mostly coronavirus patients were being
treated at Mayo Hospital.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi told
the minister that Government College
University is playing its role on several
fronts, particularly helping Government
of Punjab for disinfectants, and in setting
up a Mental Health Tele-counseling
Helpline for providing free online
counselling services to people suffering
from anxiety, stress, fear or other
psychological issues arising due to the
global pandemic of Coronavirus and the
consequent lockdown.