LAHORE – Conveners of the Standing Committees of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry have appreciated the LCCI for suggesting precautionary measures to the government and creating awareness from day-one against the coronavirus epidemic.
In a meeting at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Tuesday, Conveners of the Standing Committees said that the LCCI has been fully active since the coronavirus started pawing way in only China and had no presence in other countries.
The LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, who presided over the meeting, on the occasion said that when the initial cases of coronavirus were reported in China, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry urged the government to take preventive measures, conduct through screening of travelers and establish special desks with well-equipped medical teams at all airports.
He said that the result of taking all these steps by the government is that with the grace of Almighty Allah, Pakistan the only countries in 156 affected countries, where intensity of coronavirus is low and moral of the nation is very high. He said that the government deserves appreciation for responding quickly to the coronavirus and for taking effective measures.
“We have to be more vigilant and effective as threat of coronavirus is hanging around. It has destroyed the economy of various countries besides taking thousands of human lives”, the LCCI president said.
Irfan Iqbal Sheikh said that Pakistan continued to receive new coronavirus cases that is matter of concern as it is an epidemic and can cause irreparable loss to the country.
LCCI Senior Vice President Ali Hussam Asghar and Vice President Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmad said that not only the government but all segments of society would have to play role in this regard and take precautionary measures to avert coronavirus. –PRESS RELEASE
