Categories: Health

Emergency declared in capital’s hospitals

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The health ministry on Wednesday directed the administrations of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Polyclinic, Federal General Hospital and CDA’s Capital Hospital to keep the doctors and paramedics ready for handling the situation arising out of COVID-19 outbreak.

The health emergency was declared to deal with the threats posed by the novel Coronavirus, a private news channel reported.

In an advisory issued by the ministry, the hospitals were directed to close OPDs till further orders and discharge the patients immediately who have recovered from their illnesses so as the resources could be utilized for COVID-19 patients.

In light of the prevailing situation, leaves of doctors and paramedical staff have been cancelled,  the advisory said.

The Frontier Post

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