PHOTO: REUTERS/FILEThe Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has decided to shut down Outpatient Departments (OPDs) for three months due to the prevailing novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic situation. The management of the capital’s largest tertiary public health care facility took the decision due to the mounting cases Covid-19, Pims officials told The Express Tribune. However, the Mother and Children Hospital (MCH) of Pims, the cardiac centre, and burns centre would remain functional in routine. Sources told The Express Tribune that the management has also decided to allocate two wards for the Covid-19 patients. In a letter to the district administration, the judicial complex registrar had requested the health authority to dispatch a team to the Islamabad judicial complex immediately.

Source: The Express Tribune November 26, 2020 05:48 UTC