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The federal government decides to open roads across country

The federal government decided that highways and roads across the country would remain open to ensure the transportation of goods and also increase the number of freight trains to avert a shortage of food and other essential supplies amid the lockdown imposed by provinces to stem the spread of coronavirus infections.

The Centre also pledged to also ensure that all provinces benefitted from the COVID-19 relief package it had announced earlier and food and protective gear were supplied to all parts of the country.

 
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Pakistan Railways Rawalpindi Division has dedicated 6 coaches as a special quarantine ward. 40 beds with complete medical facilities and attended by doctors are made available for the isolation of suspected COVID19 cases




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As The Coronavirus Spreads In Pakistan, Volunteers Rush Out To Help
March 30, 202010:05 AM ET

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A man donates food to an elderly woman during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus in Islamabad on Sunday.

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Until last week, Ahsan Pirzada ran a law firm in the Pakistani capital. But on March 22, when businesses shut down across Islamabad and thousands of low-wage Pakistanis lost their jobs, he decided to act.

He raised thousands of dollars through his friends and Facebook acquaintances to buy food. He converted his office into a storehouse and made ration packs with flour, rice, sugar, lentils, milk and cooking oil.

"This is enough for a family of four to five people to survive for 14 days," says Pirzada. He gestures to 35 food packs piled in a friend's pickup truck that he is going to deliver to a nearby slum.

Pakistanis pride themselves on their volunteer culture, and days into countrywide shutdowns to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, citizens have sprung into action.

Pakistan has registered 18 deaths from COVID-19 and has identified 1,650 cases of infection, according to government figures, but officials say the number of people with the coronavirus could be as high as 12,000.

One woman, Irum Mumtaz, set up a quarantine ward for a public hospital, run by volunteers. An entrepreneur, Umer Hussain, makes free protective suits for medics. Individuals like Pirzada distribute food. So do leftist groups like Corona Solidarity Campaign and the Robin Hood Army. A Pakistani nonprofit, The Citizens Foundation, does the same but on scale, using its network of 1,600 low-cost schools to aid 700 villages and slums.

But this pandemic poses unprecedented challenges: Pirzada only has a flimsy mask because there's a global shortage of protective gear. And in previous distributions, people crowded around him. "They're in desperate straits," he says. "They will come close and they will try to grab onto you. You can ask them to stay at a distance, but it doesn't work."

This time, Pirzada tries something new: He and other volunteers will put the rations in a church inside the slum. Then they'll call each designated family to pick up their share.

Pirzada parks near the church and volunteers start unloading the rations. People immediately crowd around and keep entering the church, despite efforts to keep them out. One woman tugs at Pirzada's sleeve, demanding food. "Please wait five minutes, mother!" Pirzada says. "I've been waiting 10!" she snaps.

Another woman lingers outside, hoping for food, but she's not on Pirzada's distribution list of 35 families. Shabana — she only has one name — says her brothers are out-of-work taxi drivers and they need food.

Pirzada says he'll make another distribution soon. As for his personal safety, another volunteer group will donate protective gear to him.
https://www.npr.org/sections/corona...-through-pakistan-volunteers-rush-out-to-help
 
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One lakh ppes to reach Pakistan next week

March 31, 2020

Islamabad - Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal on Monday said around 100000 Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) will reach country in next week.

He said this while addressing an online press briefing here. The chairman NDMA updating about the arrival of PPEs in the country said that 100000 equipment will reach Pakistan on April 06, 2020.

He also said that 150000 PPEs will be received before April 15 which will be later distributed in the country.

Chairman NDMA also informed that Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) have been provided the medical equipments for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while laboratories in Abottabad and D.I Khan will soon starting working again.

He also said that the laboratories will be also functional soon in the areas of Gujrat and Bahawalpur while soon ventilators from China will be also imported.

Chairman NDMA said that 5000 COVID-19 kits have been provided to Sindh government. Addressing to the online press briefing he also said that its provision of PEEs to medical teams is top priority of the government.

He said that GB and AJK governments have been provided the equipment for five weeks while the assistance will be increased also.

Evaluation of laboratories in Sargodha is being carried out. He said Sindh government was given 20,000 testing kits while Punjab 5,000 kits today.

He said four to five flights will go to China in a few days to pick up ventilators, personal protection equipment and other essential medical supplies.

He said that Sindh government has been provided 20000 kits while Punjab has been given 5000 testing kits and government is increasing the testing capacity in the country.

Chairman NDMA also informed that the luggage being received from China also include 00 walk through thermal scanners.
 
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Pakistan Railways Rawalpindi Division has dedicated 6 coaches as a special quarantine ward. 40 beds with complete medical facilities and attended by doctors are made available for the isolation of suspected COVID19 cases




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This was my suggestion.
 
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Few days back Khawaj Saad Rafique aka Loha ka chana also suggested this. In fact for the first time in my life I agreed with him.
I made a thread here and this is good initiative as these trains can be used for emergency relief and qurantine to places which are remote.
 
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As The Coronavirus Spreads In Pakistan, Volunteers Rush Out To Help
March 30, 202010:05 AM ET

DIAA HADID


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ABDUL SATTAR

gettyimages-1208510076_wide-ad106506fa6ef998f9da882a0811024af0d8820f-s800-c85.jpg


A man donates food to an elderly woman during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus in Islamabad on Sunday.

Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images
Until last week, Ahsan Pirzada ran a law firm in the Pakistani capital. But on March 22, when businesses shut down across Islamabad and thousands of low-wage Pakistanis lost their jobs, he decided to act.

He raised thousands of dollars through his friends and Facebook acquaintances to buy food. He converted his office into a storehouse and made ration packs with flour, rice, sugar, lentils, milk and cooking oil.

"This is enough for a family of four to five people to survive for 14 days," says Pirzada. He gestures to 35 food packs piled in a friend's pickup truck that he is going to deliver to a nearby slum.

Pakistanis pride themselves on their volunteer culture, and days into countrywide shutdowns to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, citizens have sprung into action.

Pakistan has registered 18 deaths from COVID-19 and has identified 1,650 cases of infection, according to government figures, but officials say the number of people with the coronavirus could be as high as 12,000.

One woman, Irum Mumtaz, set up a quarantine ward for a public hospital, run by volunteers. An entrepreneur, Umer Hussain, makes free protective suits for medics. Individuals like Pirzada distribute food. So do leftist groups like Corona Solidarity Campaign and the Robin Hood Army. A Pakistani nonprofit, The Citizens Foundation, does the same but on scale, using its network of 1,600 low-cost schools to aid 700 villages and slums.

But this pandemic poses unprecedented challenges: Pirzada only has a flimsy mask because there's a global shortage of protective gear. And in previous distributions, people crowded around him. "They're in desperate straits," he says. "They will come close and they will try to grab onto you. You can ask them to stay at a distance, but it doesn't work."

This time, Pirzada tries something new: He and other volunteers will put the rations in a church inside the slum. Then they'll call each designated family to pick up their share.

Pirzada parks near the church and volunteers start unloading the rations. People immediately crowd around and keep entering the church, despite efforts to keep them out. One woman tugs at Pirzada's sleeve, demanding food. "Please wait five minutes, mother!" Pirzada says. "I've been waiting 10!" she snaps.

Another woman lingers outside, hoping for food, but she's not on Pirzada's distribution list of 35 families. Shabana — she only has one name — says her brothers are out-of-work taxi drivers and they need food.

Pirzada says he'll make another distribution soon. As for his personal safety, another volunteer group will donate protective gear to him.
https://www.npr.org/sections/corona...-through-pakistan-volunteers-rush-out-to-help

That's how Pakistan function, people have no trust in govt. neither regime is able to deliver a simple bag of flour to rightly deserving individual.

I made a thread here and this is good initiative as these trains can be used for emergency relief and qurantine to places which are remote.
Guess why rest of the world couldn't think of such a wise idea?

Under the protection of state, beating of doctors coming to take COVID test of respectfully quarantined in Sukhur Pakistan.

 
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Indian Railways To Convert Train Coaches Into Quarantine Facilities Amid Coronavirus

https://www.republicworld.com/india...train-coaches-into-quarantine-facilities.html


The Indian Railways which has been suspended its passenger services is likely to transform its coaches into quarantine facilities to help the state governments

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Railways Likely To Convert 20,000 Coaches Into Isolation Wards For COVID-19 Patients


"IR (Indian Railways) may be required to convert up to 20,000 such coaches, with 5,000 coaches to be converted initially into quarantine/isolation coaches. Only Non-AC ICF sleeper coaches are planned to be utilized after conversion into quarantine/isolation coach," the letter said.


https://www.outlookindia.com/websit...-isolation-wards-for-covid-19-patients/349730


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Railway employees work to convert a train coach into an isolation ward for the fight against the new coronavirus in Guwahati.
AP Photo/Anupam Nath
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Railway employees work to convert a train coach into an isolation ward for the fight against the new coronavirus in Guwahati.
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Fking paindoos. They will live their whole lives under the ghulami of some wadera/saeen and keep praying for some messiah to rescue them. Not realising they had the power to take initiative themself all along. This jahalat is going to cause massive levels of casualties in Pakistan.
That's how Pakistan function, people have no trust in govt. neither regime is able to deliver a simple bag of flour to rightly deserving individual.


Guess why rest of the world couldn't think of such a wise idea?

Under the protection of state, beating of doctors coming to take COVID test of respectfully quarantined in Sukhur Pakistan.


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Indian Railways To Convert Train Coaches Into Quarantine Facilities Amid Coronavirus

https://www.republicworld.com/india...train-coaches-into-quarantine-facilities.html


The Indian Railways which has been suspended its passenger services is likely to transform its coaches into quarantine facilities to help the state governments

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Rail-Covid-ward_3_20200330_570_850.jpg


Railways Likely To Convert 20,000 Coaches Into Isolation Wards For COVID-19 Patients


"IR (Indian Railways) may be required to convert up to 20,000 such coaches, with 5,000 coaches to be converted initially into quarantine/isolation coaches. Only Non-AC ICF sleeper coaches are planned to be utilized after conversion into quarantine/isolation coach," the letter said.


https://www.outlookindia.com/websit...-isolation-wards-for-covid-19-patients/349730


Rail-Covid-ward_1_20200330_570_850.jpg


Railway employees work to convert a train coach into an isolation ward for the fight against the new coronavirus in Guwahati.
AP Photo/Anupam Nath
Rail-Covid-ward_2_20200330_570_850.jpg


Railway employees work to convert a train coach into an isolation ward for the fight against the new coronavirus in Guwahati.
AP Photo/Anupam Nath
They have their masks removed :rofl:
 
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