Punjab to Block Sim Cards of Unvaccinated Citizens
In a meeting chaired by Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid regarding the Covid-19 situation in the province; several officials gave recommendations to speed up the vaccination process. Moreover, During the meeting; the option to block the SIM cards of citizens; who refuse to get themselves vaccinated against the coronavirus was also considered. Furthermore, Health officials also recommended in the meeting to ban the entry of unvaccinated citizens to shopping malls and restaurants.
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Secondly, “It is difficult to get rid of the coronavirus pandemic without vaccination;” said Dr. Yamin Rashid during the meeting. The suggestions; were made during a high-level; meeting chaired by Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid at the civil secretariat to discuss the current situation of the COVID-19 vaccination drive across the province. The meeting considered several ways to compel citizens to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Moreover, The health officials recommended blocking the SIM cards of unvaccinated individuals in Punjab and ban their entry from shopping malls; restaurants; parks; government offices.
Punjab Government considering to block SIM cards of people which aren’t getting coronavirus vaccination.
حکومت پنجاب ان لوگوں کے سم کارڈ بلاک کرنے پر غور کر رہی ہے جن کو کورون وائرس سے بچاؤ کی ویکسینیشن نہیں مل رہی ہے#Punjab #Pakistan #CovidVaccines #CoronaVaccine 🇵🇰🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/kQ1t0Pcne6
— Developing Pakistan (@developingpak) June 10, 2021
Secretary P&SHD chaired an interactive session with all Deputy Commissioner of Punjab on the current Covid-19 Vaccination Drive. During the meeting, different queries regarding the vaccination supply chain, NIMS data entry issues and SOPs on vaccination were discussed pic.twitter.com/RABPL5ZACT
— Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab (@PSHDept) June 9, 2021
The Punjab Government has proposed to block the SIM cards of unvaccinated citizens along with several other restrictions in an attempt to compel people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “It is difficult to get rid of the coronavirus pandemic without vaccination;” said Yasmin Rashid, adding that the government has set a vaccination target for every district depending on the population. Meanwhile, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed the start of walk-in vaccination.
