Zubair Qureshi
The federal capital on Saturday reported 92 new cases of coronavirus during last 24 hours thus taking the total number of confirmed cases at 2,192 while with one new death the number of toll stands at 23.
After an official of the registration department of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) tested positive, the registrar has directed the entire staff of the council to undergo coronavirus test.
The health department in this regard has been requested to provide the testing facility and by Monday all the employees of the PMDC would be tested of coronavirus, said an official of the council.
Besides, the PMDC authorities have directed all the registration section staff and officers to go for Covid 19 tests on urgent basis.
According the council spokesperson, all the necessary measures are being taken to disinfect various sections immediately.
All SOP’S of the Government are being followed as the safely of staff is priority. She said that PM&DC had already repeatedly requested all the doctors to send their documents by post only and avoid coming to PMDC office.
She said that 2 other employees who were directly working with the diagnosed officer have got their tests done and fortunately their tests came negative as per medical reports.
Meanwhile, Station House Officer of the Kohsar Police Athar Khan has also been diagnosed with coronavirus. According to the police spokesperson, after the SHO’s result was announced positive, it has been decided to conduct corona tests of all the staff and employees of the police station.
“Family members and friends of the SHO are also being approached for tests, while the said police officer has gone into self-isolation,” said the police spokesperson.
