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Why does Karachi desperately need a coronavirus lockdown?
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
A man wearing a protective mask walks through a crowd of people along a makeshift market as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Karachi. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus is spreading in Karachi like wildfire. The positivity rate has surged past 30%, hospitals are running out of space, the demand for oxygen tanks is increasing and daily cases are continuing to pile up.
Given the alarming rise in cases, Pakistan Medical Association Secretary-General Dr Qaiser Sajjad has suggested imposing a 15-day lockdown in the metropolis.
Dr Sajjad believes that if we count those people who have not taken a PCR test for COVID-19, the positivity ratio in the city has likely reached 40%.
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July 25, 2021
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Saturday fully activated 77-bedded Covid-19 ward at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
KMC Administrator Laeeq Ahmed, during his visit to the Covid-19 ward, also announced a month s extra pay for the doctors and paramedical staff serving in the ward. He also asked the health secretary to send the patients to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital who could not be admitted in the government-run hospitals in Sindh due to lack of capacity.
Ahmed said that there were no beds available for the coronavirus patients in the hospitals in Karachi and this was a very dangerous situation. He also asked the people to strictly follow the SOPs for Covid-19.