COVID-19
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday announced to start sampling in all jails of the province in order to contain the deadly coronavirus. In the first phase, a smart sampling of 30 prisoners and 10 staff members will be conducted, according to Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig, Inspector General of Prisons Punjab. Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab will take samples of prisoners and staff members under the “smart sampling project” to “detect and determine the spread of Covid-19”. Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig said the smart sampling will help to detect corona patients in Punjab jails and positive coronavirus prisoners will be kept in isolation after the emergence of results. INP
