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Saturday, June 6, 2020

Dr Imran Ali Shah demands COVID-19 tests for 24 hours, residence for doctors near hospital

Pakistan News & Features Services

Legislator Dr Syed Imran Ali Shah has advised the government of Sindh to establish mobile testing units and a hospital, designated for COVID-19 patients, in every district of the province. 

One of the leading orthopedic surgeons of the country, he has demanded the COVID-19 tests to be conducted round the clock all over the province instead of doing it during specific times of 8 am to 8 pm. 

Speaking during the session of the Sindh Assembly, Dr Imran Ali Shah regretted that 250 doctors, working in different shifts at the Dr Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, have had to return to their respective homes after treating COVID-19 patience in the absence of having no separate accommodation. 

The parliamentarian from Karachi urged the provincial government to arrange accommodation for the doctors in the vicinity of the hospital so that their families were not unnecessarily exposed to the virus.