He visited a newly-established isolation ward at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where some patients were under treatment. On the hospital executive director’s complaint about the shortage of ventilators, the CM directed the chief secretary to obtain ventilators for the facility, ensuring that it could function at full capacity. Shah also instructed the Karachi commissioner to convert Sindh labour department apartments into isolation centres in the city, releasing Rs150 million for the purpose. Contingency plansAs part of the plan to establish quarantine and isolation centres for suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients, the Sindh government has reserved over 2,000 apartments constructed by the Sindh labour department in Hyderabad and Jamshoro. Isolation wards have currently been set up at Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) and the Trauma Centre in Hyderabad.

Source: The Express Tribune March 15, 2020 18:11 UTC