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Concerns raised over rising COVID-19 infections among doctors

KARACHI: As the rate of COVID-19 infection among the healthcare workers is on the rise, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has again expressed its concern over the life and health of doctors, nurses and paramedics working as frontline care providers in the case of coronavirus

Coronavirus Update: Sindh deaths surpass 300

KARACHI: Yet another 17 people, including five in the age brackets of 15 to 48 years, died due to coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours in Sindh where such deaths spiked at the quickest rate in a span of 10 days, according to Sindh

Coronavirus Update: Record deaths in Sindh

KARACHI: After a dip for a day, the Sindh COVID-19 death toll hit a new all days’ highest of 19 on May 19 when the provincial health authorities witnessed a drop of over 150 cases in daily tally of new infections caused by the lethal

Coronavirus Update: Sindh spikes again

KARACHI: The Sindh health department data, released on May 18, showed that COVID-19 infections were rising in the province again, just days after the province eased its lockdown restrictions. Karachi division, which reported on average 552 new infection per day during the last week (May

Coronavirus Update: Unchanged infection pattern in interior Sindh

KARACHI: Despite increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facilities the average daily tally of new cases in the interior districts remained almost unchanged as the health authorities on May 17 confirmed another 156 cases, with four related deaths, in the districts outside of Karachi. During the

Coronavirus Update: Four infected abroad die in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh, which is dealing with its own fast-growing number of COVID-19 cases and related death toll, reported two more deaths among Pakistanis returning infected with the viral from abroad on May 16, taking the tally of such deaths to four in last five days,

Coronavirus Update: Sindh infections overtake Punjab

KARACHI: Sindh, now the most affected province due to coronavirus (COVID-19), reported yet another 817 new cases, with 12 more deaths, including four those of women, on May 15. According to the federal government COVID-19 dashboard, Sindh, with its total of 14.099 cases,  has become

SIUT’s regular patients threatened by COVID-19

KARACHI: Reporting a surge of COVID-19 infections among its registered patients, the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on May 14 revealed that presently it was diagnosing at least two such patients daily. The SIUT treating over 16,000 dialysis, transplant and cancer patients whose