Lahore, 27th Feb: According to the reports of Baaghi TV, on the out break of coronavirus globally, Pakistan has also become alert and is taking possible safety measures.
Coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, a city in China, last year in December, has now become a world wide issue and is spreading rapidly in more than 34 countries.
It has effected more than 80,000 people globally and more than 2,700 people have been killed in China so far, according to the reports of World Health Organization [WHO].
Pakistan has come under threat on Wednesday, when a 22 year old boy was tested positive of this virus in Karachi. He is being kept in isolation and his whole family quarantined as per latest reports.
Coronavirus: First case reported positive in Karachi
In view of this situation, the Punjab government is taking precautionary steps to control the spread of this disease and not to create fear among public. They have created helplines to report the symptoms, or any person who is in need of help regarding the disease.
According to the Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar, Punjab Government has taken all possible steps to check the coronavirus and are setting up special wards at the major hospitals and are creating related SOPs. Doctors and nurses are being given special training in this regard, tests and screening facilities are being made available for the public.
Usman Buzdar, today tweeted on his Twitter account to facilitate the people in regard of the coronavirus outbreak.
کورونا وائرس کےخطرے کےپیش نظر پنجاب حکومت نے تمام ممکنہ اقدامات کیے ہیں جن میں ڈاکٹرز اور نرسز کی ٹریننگ، پنجاب میں ٹیسٹ/سکریننگ کی سہولت، بڑےہسپتالوں میں isolation/quarantine وارڈز کا قیام، اور متعلقہ SOPs طےکرنا شامل ہیں.
کسی مشتبہ مریض کےبارے میں فوری قریبی ہسپتال سےرجوع کریں. pic.twitter.com/z3Qvi2ndw1— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) February 26, 2020
World Health Organization has taken a healthy step and has created some tests centers in major cities of Pakistan:
WHO contact
Islamabad
Dr Michael Lukwiya
0300 8429534
lukwiyam@who.int
Karachi
Dr Haris Mustafa
0333-1595551
hmustafa@who.int
Agha Khan Hospital
National Stadium Rd, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Karachi City,
AND
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center
Rafiq، Sarwar Shaheed Rd, Karachi Cantonment,
Ph: 021-99201300
ISLAMABAD
Dr Salman Ahmed
National Institute of Health
Chak Shahzad, Islamabad salman14m@gmail.com
Cell # 0333-5384248
Ph: 051-9255815
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
G-8, Islamabad,
Ph: (051) 9261170
Peshawar
Dr Saeed Khan
0300 5903375
khansae@who.int
Care facility sends the samples to NIH-Islamabad
Police & Services Hospital Peshawar
Police Rd, PTCL Colony, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ph: 091-9223472
Quetta
Dr Dawood Riaz
0333-7804297
riazd@who.int
Care facility sends the samples to NIH-Islamabad
Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital – Quetta
Bahadurabad, Wahdat Colony, Quetta, Balochistan
Sheikh Zahid Hospital – Quetta
Mastung Rd, Quetta, Balochistan
Lahore
Dr. Irfan Ahmad
03246327085
ahmadi@who.int
Safety measures against coronavirus
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