Staff Reporter
Lahore
Eight doctors of the Punjab Institute Of Neurosciences have made a recovery from the coronavirus, said Executive Director PINS Prof Khalid Mehmood on Saturday.
The Executive Director of Punjab Institute of Neurosciences said that the doctors have now tested negative twice for the virus. The recently-recovered doctors have resumed their duties, he added.
Meanwhile, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, addressing a press conference, said that the number of the coronavirus patients is rising daily. The health ministry’s website has all the information related to the coronavirus, said Dr Rashid.
Dr Rashid said that an application has been made comprising all the information about the hospitals treating Covid-19 patients. She said that with the help of the app, a suspected patient can be taken to a nearby hospital on time. “We have to live with the coronavirus now,” said the provincial health minister, adding that people should be made aware of the preventive measures.
She said that the world is busy finding treatment for the virus. Shooting down news about the shortage of beds and ventilators on social media, the minister said the rumours are false.
Suppliers’ Healthcare has 46 hospitals, which have 27,013 beds, she said, adding that across Punjab, there are 64 patients on ventilators in these hospitals. In primary and secondary health sector, there are 142 hospitals with 14,082 beds, said Punjab health minister, continuing that there are 79 ventilators with eight patients in these hospitals.
