The Sindh branch of the Pakistan Red CrescentSociety has opened up a free walk-in COVID-19 testing facility atHilal-e-Ahmer House, Karachi. People can call them at 021-37130084, the Red Crescent’s Aagahihelpline, and request an appointment. The helpline will be active from9am to 7pm. Testing itself will be carried between 10am and 3pm, thePRCS said. Those who will be considered for testing include people with symptomssuggestive of COVID-19, those who have been in contact with a confirmedcase or those who have recently travelled abroad. The Indus Hospital has provided technical support to PRCS in thisregard. The facility is primarily for people who cannot afford to getthemselves tested. The paramedical staff and other personnel deployed at the testingfacility in Karachi have been provided with all the necessary safety andprotective equipment to safeguard them against the viral epidemic. PRCS Sindh Chairman Shahnaz S Hamid said that the management of the PRCSindh is pleased to have a higher level of collaboration and assistancefrom local and international donors and philanthropists. She urgedothers to come forward to donate generously for the procurement oftesting kits. The PRC Sindh has also activated an Emergency Control Room at its provincialheadquarters and deployed volunteers at the Field Isolation Centre atExpo Centre Karachi and the PDMA operations department.
