Do you think Govt is doing a good job dealing with Coronavirus so far?
- Thread starter Masud Javed
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Pakistanis need to set aside their political differences and unite to fight coronavirus.This virus could infect millions of people.How many die will dependen on many factors.People must follow the government guidelines at all times.In UK there is still no lockdown.Only those who have travelled to infected countries e.g. Italy,China.Next few weeks will be very critical for many countries.
Sunny Ahmed
MPA (400+ posts)
Corrupt mafia don’t care long as they getting the benefits so government will have to fight on many fronts like geo, Opposition
WHO is actually praising Sindh government not PTI government read the full news changar PTI pujaris....
The WHO representative inspected the isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi and during his meeting with the Executive Director JPMC Dr Seemin Jamali, expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the health institute for dealing with the suspected patients. He called for more testing facilities in the public sector in case the number of patients increases.
He also visited the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Ojha Campus and inspected their diagnostic lab as well as their isolation facility, terming the health institute a "world-class diagnostic and treatment facility".
The WHO representative inspected the isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi and during his meeting with the Executive Director JPMC Dr Seemin Jamali, expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the health institute for dealing with the suspected patients. He called for more testing facilities in the public sector in case the number of patients increases.
He also visited the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Ojha Campus and inspected their diagnostic lab as well as their isolation facility, terming the health institute a "world-class diagnostic and treatment facility".
desan
President (40k+ posts)
Save this post, as Fake Bhutto and Real Zardari should be blamed once the upcoming Tsunami of COVID arrives at the shores of Karachi...
bhaibarood
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
I know whats coming to hit us, If were given the option of standing on the roof tops and yell I would have.
Do not take this viral thing easy.
Look at Italy ,they are setting up tent hospitals.
Do not take this viral thing easy.
Look at Italy ,they are setting up tent hospitals.
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Sohail Shuja
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
What....? is it the Spanish Flu Version 2.0???
NasNY
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Pakistan’s response to coronavirus among world’s best, says WHO country head
Call for more testing facilities in the public sector in case number of patients increase
Published: March 14, 2020 16:04Zubair Qureshi, Correspondent
A Pakistani volunteer takes the temperature of a young spectator in Karachi on March 12, 2020.Image Credit: AP
ISLAMABAD: Terming Pakistan’s measures against novel coronavirus (Covid-19) threat as ‘timely’ and the ‘best national response’ World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the government to continue to keep a vigilant eye on new cases and expand testing facilities to various public sector hospitals.
Country Head of the WHO Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, while talking to media in Karachi during his visit to various hospitals and testing labs, said: “At a time when other countries were reporting cases, Pakistan was keeping the virus at bay, which is something quite praiseworthy.”
Mahipala said people should regularly wash their hands with soap and water at least for 20 seconds and use sanitisers when they can’t wash their hands.
He also said that adopting coughing etiquette was also very important as it would prevent spreading the virus to others.
The WHO Chief was in the city to assess the provincial government’s response to the virus and to inspect isolation units set up in various hospitals.
During his visit to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), he met the Executive Director Dr Seemin Jamali and expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the health institute for providing health care to the suspected patients.
He called for more testing facilities in the public sector in case the number of patients increased.
Pakistan has come up with the one of world’s best “national response programmes’ against Covid-19 pandemic, said the WHO country head and urged the people to follow the precautionary and preventive measures to avoid contracting the virus, which is extremely contagious but not as lethal as some other members of the coronavirus family.
The government of Pakistan gave a timely response to the virus, he said and observed the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are being implemented very effectively.
Authorities are doing their job and now it is the responsibility of the people to follow the instructions to avoid contracting the viral disease, Dr Mahipala said.
During his visit to the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Ojha Campus, he inspected the diagnostic lab of the health facility as well as their isolation facility, and termed them ‘world class diagnostic and treatment facility’.
Dr Mahipala also met provincial health minister Dr Azra Pechuho and inquired about the status of diagnostic kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) and offered WHO’s support in the provision of diagnostic kits for testing suspected Covid-19 patients in Sindh.
Later talking to media, Dr Mahipala said the federal and provincial governments had arranged around 2,000 isolation beds in the country to keep the suspected patients of Covid-19 while extraordinary screening arrangements had been made at the points of entry by the authorities, which were quite helpful to keeping the virus away from the country to a large extent.
“At the moment, Pakistan has seven diagnostic labs which are capable of conducting 15,000 tests, but there is a need for more diagnostic facilities in case the number of suspected patients go up,” he said and added that authorities had even established a mobile diagnostic facility that had been dispatched to Taftan to test and diagnose suspected people coming from Iran.
Highlighting the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic, he said even countries with well-advanced health systems like South Korea and Italy had failed to contain Covid-19. He added that Pakistani authorities timely responded to the threat and took measures which resulted in keeping the virus at bay for a longer time when other counties were reporting its cases.
Call for more testing facilities in the public sector in case number of patients increase
Published: March 14, 2020 16:04Zubair Qureshi, Correspondent
A Pakistani volunteer takes the temperature of a young spectator in Karachi on March 12, 2020.Image Credit: AP
ISLAMABAD: Terming Pakistan’s measures against novel coronavirus (Covid-19) threat as ‘timely’ and the ‘best national response’ World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the government to continue to keep a vigilant eye on new cases and expand testing facilities to various public sector hospitals.
Country Head of the WHO Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, while talking to media in Karachi during his visit to various hospitals and testing labs, said: “At a time when other countries were reporting cases, Pakistan was keeping the virus at bay, which is something quite praiseworthy.”
Mahipala said people should regularly wash their hands with soap and water at least for 20 seconds and use sanitisers when they can’t wash their hands.
He also said that adopting coughing etiquette was also very important as it would prevent spreading the virus to others.
The WHO Chief was in the city to assess the provincial government’s response to the virus and to inspect isolation units set up in various hospitals.
During his visit to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), he met the Executive Director Dr Seemin Jamali and expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the health institute for providing health care to the suspected patients.
He called for more testing facilities in the public sector in case the number of patients increased.
Pakistan has come up with the one of world’s best “national response programmes’ against Covid-19 pandemic, said the WHO country head and urged the people to follow the precautionary and preventive measures to avoid contracting the virus, which is extremely contagious but not as lethal as some other members of the coronavirus family.
The government of Pakistan gave a timely response to the virus, he said and observed the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are being implemented very effectively.
Authorities are doing their job and now it is the responsibility of the people to follow the instructions to avoid contracting the viral disease, Dr Mahipala said.
During his visit to the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Ojha Campus, he inspected the diagnostic lab of the health facility as well as their isolation facility, and termed them ‘world class diagnostic and treatment facility’.
Dr Mahipala also met provincial health minister Dr Azra Pechuho and inquired about the status of diagnostic kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) and offered WHO’s support in the provision of diagnostic kits for testing suspected Covid-19 patients in Sindh.
Later talking to media, Dr Mahipala said the federal and provincial governments had arranged around 2,000 isolation beds in the country to keep the suspected patients of Covid-19 while extraordinary screening arrangements had been made at the points of entry by the authorities, which were quite helpful to keeping the virus away from the country to a large extent.
“At the moment, Pakistan has seven diagnostic labs which are capable of conducting 15,000 tests, but there is a need for more diagnostic facilities in case the number of suspected patients go up,” he said and added that authorities had even established a mobile diagnostic facility that had been dispatched to Taftan to test and diagnose suspected people coming from Iran.
Highlighting the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic, he said even countries with well-advanced health systems like South Korea and Italy had failed to contain Covid-19. He added that Pakistani authorities timely responded to the threat and took measures which resulted in keeping the virus at bay for a longer time when other counties were reporting its cases.
Pakistan’s response to coronavirus among world’s best, says WHO country head
Call for more testing facilities in the public sector in case number of patients increase
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shujauddin
Minister (2k+ posts)
Typical Youthia CHotiyta Post. The fact of the matter is that Pakistan does not have even have the capacity to deal with Corona outbreak. The hospitals have inadequate facilities and poorly equipped.
Will_Bite
Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Prevention is better than cure.
It's true that Pakistan doesn't have enough facilities to cater to patients.....case in point nawass Sharif and ishaq dar ....but Pakistan has done a decent job compared to its size and facilities
Citizen X
(50k+ posts) بابائے فورم
? ???? Now this is called proper bizti!
bhaibarood
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Shuja bhai I have seen young people on ventilator, I think your are very intelligent to understand the gravity of situation. I want you and all members to exercise maximum precaution. Dua karain magar dawa bhi karain !
Allah reham karaey
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WatanDost
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Pakistan’s response to coronavirus among world’s best, says WHO
March 14, 2020
www.thenews.com.pk
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) country representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, said on Friday Pakistan had come up with the one of world’s best “national response programmes’ against COVID-19 pandemic and urged the people to follow the precautionary and preventive measures to avoid contracting the virus, which is extremely contagious but not as lethal as some other members of the coronavirus family.
“Pakistan has timely come up with one of the world’s best National Response Programmes against COVID-19 and it is being implemented very effectively. Authorities are doing their job and now it is the responsibility of the people to follow the instructions and take preventive and precautionary measures to avoid contracting the viral disease,” Dr Mahipala said while speaking exclusively to The News International during his visit to Karachi.
He inspected the isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), and during his meeting with Executive Director JPMC Dr Seemin Jamali he expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the health institute for dealing with the suspected patients, and called for more testing facilities in the public sector in case the number of patients increased.
During his visit to the Dow University of Health Sciences’ (DUHS) Ojha Campus, he inspected the diagnostic lab of the health facility as well as their isolation facility, and termed them ‘world class diagnostic and treatment facility’.
Dr Mahipala also met provincial health minister Dr Azra Pechuho, inquired about the status of diagnostic kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) and offered WHO’s support in the provision of diagnostic kits for testing suspected COVID-19 patients in Sindh.
Talking to The News at WHO sub-office in Karachi, Dr Mahipala said the federal and provincial governments had arranged around 2,000 isolation beds in the country to keep the suspected patients of COVID-19 while extraordinary screening arrangements had been made at the points of entry by the authorities, which were quite helpful to keeping the virus away from the country to a large extent.
“At the moment, Pakistan has seven diagnostic labs which are capable of conducting 15,000 tests, but there is a need for more diagnostic facilities in case the number of suspected patients go up,” he said and added that authorities had even established a mobile diagnostic facility that had been dispatched to Taftan to test and diagnose suspected people coming from Iran.
Highlighting the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said even countries with well-advanced health systems like South Korea and Italy had failed to contain COVID-19. He added that Pakistani authorities timely responded to the threat and took measures which resulted in keeping the virus at bay for a longer time when other counties were having its cases.
On the occasion, he urged the people to take precautionary measures to avoid contracting the viral disease, saying they should avoid visiting public gatherings, maintain hand hygiene by washing their hands with soap and water, following coughing and sneezing etiquettes, and remaining indoors in case of flu-like symptoms.
“Maintaining hand hygiene is the key to prevent oneself from contracting not only COVID-19, but also many other transmissible diseases. People should regularly wash their hands with soap and water at least for 20 seconds and use sanitizers when they can’t wash their hands,” he said, adding that adopting coughing etiquettes was also very important as it would prevent spreading the virus to others.
“And it is very important that people remain indoors for some days if they have flu-like symptoms. It would prevent other people from contracting the disease even if it is not COVID-19.”
To a query, he said that according to a study, 67 per cent of patients who tested positive with COVID-19 had cough with temperature and difficulty in breathing. He advised people to consult a doctor or visit hospital if they had these symptoms and they had come in contact with any such person who had tested positive for COVID-19 or who had come from abroad.
A day earlier, Dr Mahipala had visited the Jinnah International Airport Karachi and expressed satisfaction with the arrangements for the screening of patients coming from abroad.
March 14, 2020
Pakistan’s response to coronavirus among world’s best, says WHO
The World Health Organisation’s country representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, said on Friday Pakistan had come up with the one of world’s best “national...
www.thenews.com.pk
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) country representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, said on Friday Pakistan had come up with the one of world’s best “national response programmes’ against COVID-19 pandemic and urged the people to follow the precautionary and preventive measures to avoid contracting the virus, which is extremely contagious but not as lethal as some other members of the coronavirus family.
“Pakistan has timely come up with one of the world’s best National Response Programmes against COVID-19 and it is being implemented very effectively. Authorities are doing their job and now it is the responsibility of the people to follow the instructions and take preventive and precautionary measures to avoid contracting the viral disease,” Dr Mahipala said while speaking exclusively to The News International during his visit to Karachi.
He inspected the isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), and during his meeting with Executive Director JPMC Dr Seemin Jamali he expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the health institute for dealing with the suspected patients, and called for more testing facilities in the public sector in case the number of patients increased.
During his visit to the Dow University of Health Sciences’ (DUHS) Ojha Campus, he inspected the diagnostic lab of the health facility as well as their isolation facility, and termed them ‘world class diagnostic and treatment facility’.
Dr Mahipala also met provincial health minister Dr Azra Pechuho, inquired about the status of diagnostic kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) and offered WHO’s support in the provision of diagnostic kits for testing suspected COVID-19 patients in Sindh.
Talking to The News at WHO sub-office in Karachi, Dr Mahipala said the federal and provincial governments had arranged around 2,000 isolation beds in the country to keep the suspected patients of COVID-19 while extraordinary screening arrangements had been made at the points of entry by the authorities, which were quite helpful to keeping the virus away from the country to a large extent.
“At the moment, Pakistan has seven diagnostic labs which are capable of conducting 15,000 tests, but there is a need for more diagnostic facilities in case the number of suspected patients go up,” he said and added that authorities had even established a mobile diagnostic facility that had been dispatched to Taftan to test and diagnose suspected people coming from Iran.
Highlighting the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said even countries with well-advanced health systems like South Korea and Italy had failed to contain COVID-19. He added that Pakistani authorities timely responded to the threat and took measures which resulted in keeping the virus at bay for a longer time when other counties were having its cases.
On the occasion, he urged the people to take precautionary measures to avoid contracting the viral disease, saying they should avoid visiting public gatherings, maintain hand hygiene by washing their hands with soap and water, following coughing and sneezing etiquettes, and remaining indoors in case of flu-like symptoms.
“Maintaining hand hygiene is the key to prevent oneself from contracting not only COVID-19, but also many other transmissible diseases. People should regularly wash their hands with soap and water at least for 20 seconds and use sanitizers when they can’t wash their hands,” he said, adding that adopting coughing etiquettes was also very important as it would prevent spreading the virus to others.
“And it is very important that people remain indoors for some days if they have flu-like symptoms. It would prevent other people from contracting the disease even if it is not COVID-19.”
To a query, he said that according to a study, 67 per cent of patients who tested positive with COVID-19 had cough with temperature and difficulty in breathing. He advised people to consult a doctor or visit hospital if they had these symptoms and they had come in contact with any such person who had tested positive for COVID-19 or who had come from abroad.
A day earlier, Dr Mahipala had visited the Jinnah International Airport Karachi and expressed satisfaction with the arrangements for the screening of patients coming from abroad.
GreenMaple
Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Patwari khotay donon ankhon per Mosh Dayan ki patti pehn ker iss article ko parrhain.
