MUBASHAR NAQVI
MUZAFFARABAD Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan on Friday inaugurated the first state of the art Corona Isolation Hospital equipped with modern electro-medical equipments and specialized staff. The 50-beds health facility also includes ICU and HDV with six beds each and two Isolation Rooms with 20 beds. 10 ventilators were initially installed in the isolation hospital. The hospital has been setup at newly constructed building of the Officer ’s Club, which later would be extended to 100 beds converting into a cardiac hospital with provision of angioplasty and angiography facilities. Addressing on the occasion, Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that due to his government’s solid precautionary measures, the situation regarding coronavirus in under control in the state. He said AJK has limited resources are compare to other provinces of Pakistan. However, we have taken tangible steps to fight the pandemic effectively. The Prime Minister told that there were 14 corona testing laboratories available throughout the country while the state government has established four in AJK. He said despite limited resources, AJK government is taking solid steps to combat the corona pandemic with proactive approach and effective strategy.
