The reported loss of around 500 samples sent to Indus Hospital, Karachi, from Hyderabad to be tested for Covid-19 has prompted authorities to revisit their decision to make the switch. Just days after their initial decision, officials have approached the Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) to resume its testing for Hyderabad. We told the health authorities that they may continue with the Indus Hospital," LUMHS pro-vice chancellor Prof Dr Ikram Ujjar, who is in charge of the laboratory, told The Express Tribune. Earlier this week, the health director general had transferred the testing of Hyderabad's samples from LUMHS to the Indus Hospital. "They [the Indus Hospital] wasted around 500 samples sent from Hyderabad," he claimed.

Source: The Express Tribune November 09, 2020 03:00 UTC