By Mukhtar Alam: Fearing that the economic and business activities will deteriorate further in the country in the wake of global Coronavirus onslaught, a consortium of key players in the country’s steel sector has urged the government to take extraordinary measures leading to the motivation
By Mukhtar Alam: Following the recent release of details of a ‘half-done’ study related to whole-genome sequencing of locally spread coronavirus by a research center at the University of Karachi (KU), the scientists at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on April 1 declared that
By Mukhtar Alam: While the role of doctors, paramedics, and volunteers as frontline workers is increasing every day in the wake of a continued surge in the number of Coronavirus cases across the country, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on April 1 discussed the possibilities of
By Mukhtar Alam: The release of details of a ‘half-done’ study by a group of scientists at the University of Karachi, claiming that their analysis of the whole genome sequence of coronavirus will be helpful in decision making at the national level for the use
By Mukhtar Alam: Admitting the first COVID-19 infected patient of the country at the privately run Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Karachi over a month back was not any cumbersome action by its team of doctors, according to a communication of the hospital on
By Mukhtar Alam: The Sindh health authorities, late on March 30, confirmed new Coronavirus infections in 31 members of a tableeghi jamat in Hyderabad, which took the overall tally of the infection in Sindh to 526, with six relevant deaths since February 26 when the
By Mukhtar Alam: The Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, on March 29, declared that Sindh had two more deaths due to Coronavirus infections in Karachi the previous day. “We received the lab reports of the two patients after they had passed away and
By Mukhtar Alam: Anticipating that the testing for the Coronavirus will rise in the coming days in the city, the Karachi Mayor, Wasim Akhter, has urged the Sindh government to designate any of the public sector hospitals located in the central and western districts of
By Mukhtar Alam: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Sindh, through World Bank assisted Sindh Resilience Project, has ordered medical equipment including 100 ventilators, 200 patient monitors, 15 mobile X-ray units, Personal Protection kits for over 15,000 medical professionals and over 150,000 surgical masks, according
By Mukhtar Alam: The overall rate of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Sindh was 9.50% on March 28 as compared to 9.43% the previous day while there was no change in the Sukkur pilgrims which stood at 7.76%. People have been somewhat relieved to see the