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Sindh government’s damage control dose

KARACHI: Following criticism over the tragic death of a corona positive radiologist onboard an ambulance, the Sindh government has finally moved to a damage control on May 6. The Sindh Health department placed the services of a junior doctor posted at the Civil Hospital Karachi

Coronavirus Update: No respite in Karachi

KARACHI: Karachi witnessed no respite from coronavirus even after lockdown and strict restrictions as the health authorities confirmed 339 new infections and six deaths among the virus patients, including a young woman on May 6, taking the city’s COVID-19 infected people to 6,535. Karachi has

Radiologist dies tragically onboard ambulance

KARACHI: An expert in medical imaging techniques died of COVID-19 onboard an ambulance in Karachi on May 3. The death of the radiologist, Dr Furqan-ul-Haq, a retired officer of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD), was highlighted by social media as well as television

Coronavirus Update: Above average fatalities in Sindh

KARACHI: At least seven COVID-19 patients on average had died every day through last week in Sindh as the authorities in the government confirmed eight new deaths on May 3, pushing the provincial total of fatalities to 130, out of 7,465 infections, since March 21

Coronavirus Update: Sindh reports 104 deaths in April

KARACHI: Sindh recorded an all days’ highest 12 coronavirus related deaths in Karachi on the last day of April, with 358 (13.83%) new infections among 2,587 tested for COVID-19. During the month of April, the health authorities in Sindh tested 47,429 people suspected for the

Coronavirus Update: Record 404 new infections in Sindh

KARACHI: At a time when Sindh is about to complete the declared coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown period, it reported a record 404 new infections cases for a day on April 29, with eight relevant deaths, including two of women. Earlier, the province had reported an all