Punjab Health Minister Dr Jamal Nasir on Thursday said that the department has been put on high alert in view of the pneumonia threat as cold weather grips the province, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The health minister said that for the first time in the history of Punjab data on pneumonia is being collected on the instructions of Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi so that there is a clear picture of pneumonia in Punjab.
He said that he admits that there are three patients in one bed in the hospitals due to pneumonia but it would also be a credit to the hospitals that no patient is being sent back without treatment.
He said that all kinds of treatment options are available in hospitals and parents are requested to vaccinate their children against pneumonia and take precautionary measures in this regard.
Reporter: Azmat Awan