ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health Dr. Nausheen Hamid said that the government has established isolation wards in major hospitals in the country.
Nausheen Hamid said the health officials took the steps as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of coronavirus, which broke out in Wuhan China first time.
According to her, the ministry established isolation wards, including the National Institute of Health in Islamabad, Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore and Agha Khan Hospital in Karachi aim to provide all the necessary instructions.
She further said the government has provided the scanners at all airports desks for the screening of passengers coming to Pakistan, she informed.
She said China upheld the direct flights and the passengers coming from China via indirect flights are properly screened at our ports, she explained. The coronavirus is transferred from human to human at a fast speed, she said, adding, the patients with strong body resistance can be recovered from this virus.