PM inaugurates Islamabad Isolation hospital, infectious treatment centre

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated Islamabad Isolation hospital and infectious treatment centre

The 250 bed state of the art facility has been constructed in record forty days. It will meet additional requirements to ease pressure from capital hospitals.

The news was shared by Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar in a Tweet, where he wrote that 250-bed state of the art facility has been constructed in record 40 days.

PM @ImranKhanPTI will inaugurate a specialized 250 bed infectious diseases hospital in Islamabad today. The hospital was built by NDMA in just 40 days to meet the needs due to the covid pandemic

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 9, 2020

“PM will inaugurate a specialized 250-bed infectious diseases hospital in Islamabad today. The hospital was built by NDMA in just 40 days to meet the needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Asad Umar wrote.

Earlier, while addressing an online ILO Global Summit on titled ‘COVID-19 and the World of Work’, the prime minister pointed out that many countries including Pakistan depend upon remittances sent by the overseas workers.

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He said though the host countries are also faced with many problems due to coronavirus, yet we need to convince them to be more sympathetic to labourers and the working class.

Imran Khan emphasized that the lockdown has hit the labour community the most. He said the future is very uncertain as we do not know how long the economy will take to recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

He said we are praying that vaccines come out as a cure to the virus but in the meantime, we need to share our experiences and exchange ideas to protect our vulnerable groups.