ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday said that sufficient amount of dexamethasone is now available in the country and Health Ministry would take stern action against elements involved in overcharging or black marketing of life-saving drugs used by coronavirus patients.
In an interview with a private news channel, Dr Mirza said that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has been directed to ensure availability of medicines used for management of Covid-19 patients.
Dr Mirza said that public has been encouraged to inform DRAP on its toll-free number 0800-03727 in case they have been over-charged for the injections.
Responding a question related to Eidul Azha’s and cattle markets’ standard operating procedures (SOPs), he said that the federal ministers and religious scholars were discussing safe arrangements for Eidul Azha in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Pakistan was the first country to keep mosques open with SOPs during Ramzan in consultation with the religious scholars and now the government would soon finalise its national strategic plan for Eidul Azha as well, he added.
He said that people must follow the government’s instructions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, adding that “we all are residents of this country and all these steps and precautions are in the interest of this country to protect ourselves from the outbreak of this virus”.
In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Health Ministry has issued more than 30 SOPs and has repeatedly urged the public to cooperate with the government for the implementation of government guidelines.
