A senior cardiac surgeon at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on Monday. He was placed into quarantine at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) after his test turned out to be positive.
A team of the health department reached the PIC and started screening the staff working in the institute’s intensive care unit (ICU). The staffers who were in touch with the affected surgeon will take a Covid-19 test.
Besides, the doctor has been stopped from performing surgeries until his recovery from the infection. Meanwhile, four more doctors working in Nishtar Hospital have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. This raises the tally to 17 on Monday.
According to details, 13 doctors contracted coronavirus yesterday (April 12, 2020) in Nishtar Hospital Multan. Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar took notice of the incident and sought inquiry report from the health secretary.
Four more doctors tested positive for the virus today (April 13, 2020) raising total number of infected doctors to 17.