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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Monday) paid a surprise visit to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, took a round of COVID-19 ward, and enquired about the treatment facilities.
According to details, the Prime Minister enquired the authorities and doctors on duty about the latest number of COVID-19 affected patients being treated in the dedicated ward.
He also took a briefing of the available facilities to the patients and the progress of the COVID-19 vaccination. PM Khan was apprised the best medical facilities were being given to the coronavirus patients and the hospital was having sufficient stock of oxygen and medicines.
The doctors apprised the prime minister that they were witnessing a decrease in the daily caseloads. The premier wearing personal protective gear visited the ward and stressed adherence to complete standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Earlier in the day, it was learnt that the federal capital of Pakistan decided to set up five new vaccination centres within the city to escalate its drive to jab people with COVID-19 shots to offset the resurgence of the global pandemic into its third wave.