Civil Hospital Karachi gets 200 Coronavirus kits

KARACHI: Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) has acquired 200 kits used to detect Coronavirus from the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad and initiated Coronavirus testing.

The CHK has become the 5th institution in Sindh where Coronavirus tests are being performed including Aga Khan Hospital (AKU), Indus Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Ojha Campus and Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT).

Medical Superintendent, CHK, Dr Khadim Hussain Qureshi has informed the CHK has started Coronavirus testing after receiving the required kits from the National Institute of Health (NIH). He said the testing facility will be available round the clock at their Influenza Lab.

He informed that a Coronavirus Counter is also being established at Emergency Department to guide, inform and educate suspected viral disease patients. He said suspected patients will be sent Control Room for history and test if required.

Dr Qureshi said Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and life-saving drugs have already been arranged on the demand of infectious diseases’ experts to cater coronaviurs patients. He informed that N-95 mask and other PPEs had been provided to five departments including ENT, Chest, ICU and Medical Units.

Similarly, surgical masks, gloves and other items are being provided to all units of hospitals on daily basis as per demands while sanitizers and soaps have also been arranged for hand-washing of medical staff and patients to avoid contracting diseases.