The Punjab government has ordered its health department to go into ‘mission mode’ with preparation, including specialised training of doctors by the end of June.
Expressing concern over the spread of COVID in rural areas, the chief minister on 20 May directed that teams of health and other departments start house-to-house surveillance in every village.
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