As many as 192 health professionals at Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the past two weeks.
A batch of 221 health professionals including doctors, nurses and technicians will depart for Kuwait from Pakistan tomorrow as the country will provide services of a total of 600 medical workers to the Gulf country.
In an effort to ensure the safety of frontline warriors, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Wednesday donated 1,500 protective suits, 2,000 surgical masks and hand sanitizers to Civil Hospital in Karachi.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Tuesday announced that martyr status would be accorded to those health professionals who lost their lives in fight against COVID-19.
The report about increasing numbers of health professionals contracting coronavirus, compiled by the National Institute of Health (NIH), has been sent to the Ministry of Health.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday reiterated that protection of health professionals from novel coronavirus was the top priority of the government.