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Coronavirus updates: Essential information for Pakistan

We will keep updating this story. Last update: 6:00pm, Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Known case updates as of 6:00pm, Sunday, June 14, 2020
Pakistan: 140,797
Islamabad: 7,934
Sindh: 53,085
Punjab: 52,601
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 17,450
Balochistan: 8,028
Gilgit-Baltistan: 1,095
Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 604

Deaths from the virus as of 6:00pm, Sunday, June 14, 2020
So far, 2,647 people have died of the virus in Pakistan.
Islamabad: 75
Punjab: 969
Sindh: 831
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 661
Balochistan: 83
Gilgit-Baltistan: 16
Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 12

Graph by Farhan Afsar/SAMAA Digital


What should I do if I suspect I or someone in my family has coronavirus?
Don’t panic. There are government helplines you can call for help.
Sindh helplines: 021-99203443, 021-99204405.
Federal helpline: 1166
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa helpline: 1700
Balochistan: Two options given below
Call: 081-9241133-22
WhatsApp: 0334-9241133
Punjab: 0800 99 000

What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
Cough, fever, difficulty breathing, tiredness, loss of smell (reported in some patients)

Which authorities should I contact?
Your government helplines

What will they do?
They will guide you about the next steps. You will be connected to a doctor who will take your medical and travel history. You will be told whether you need to be tested or not.
If you need to be tested health authorities will send an ambulance your way to take you to a hospital isolation ward. Your contacts will be traced and also tested.

What precautions should I take to protect myself from COVID-19?

  1. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
  2. Carry an alcohol-based hand sanitiser with you. The alcohol content should be 60% or higher.
  3. Wear a face mask in public places
  4. Avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes
  5. Follow social distancing, keep a distance of at least one metre from other people
  6. Avoid large public gatherings
  7. Stay at home if you feel sick
  8. Disinfect workplace surfaces, door knobs, counters
  9. Cook food thoroughly

Where can I go to get tested?

Punjab:
All Divisional Headquarters hospitals
Lahore: Mayo Hospital, Expo Centre, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Shaukat Khanum and Chughtai Lab
Sindh:
Karachi: AKUH Karachi, Dow OJHA, Indus Hospital, SIUT, Chughtai Lab, PNS Shifa, Essa Lab, Civil Hospital, Liaquat National, Ziauddin Hospital
Hyderabad: LUMHS Hospital
Khairpur: GIMS
Larkana: CMCH
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Peshawar: Khyber Medical University, Hayatabad Medical Complex, RMI, NWGH, Anwar Lab
Swat: Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals
Abbottabad: ATH
DI Khan: MMTH
Balochistan:
Quetta: Fatima Jinnah Hospital
Taftan: Mobile testing unit
Gilgit-Baltistan:
Skardu: CMCH
Gilgit: DHQ
Islamabad: PIMS, NIH
Azad Jammu and Kashmir:
Muzaffarabad: Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences

You can find a list of numbers we’ve compiled here.

Isolation wards and centres in Pakistan (Updated May 9)

Sindh:
1. AKUH Karachi
2.JPMC, Karachi
3.Dow OJHA, Karachi
4.Civil Hospital, Karachi
5. Liaquat Uni Hospital, Hyderabad
6. PMCH Nawabshah
7. Civil Hospital Mirpurkhas
8. GMMMC Sukkur
9. CMCH Larkana
10. Expo Centre Karachi

Punjab:
1.Mayo Hospital Lahore
2. PKLI Centre Lahore
3. Expo Centre Field Hospital Lahore
4. Nishtar Hospital Multan
5. Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital Sialkot
6. Allied Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad
7. Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
1. Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
2. Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
3. RMI, Peshawar
4. NWGH, Peshawar
5. Swat: Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals
6. Abbottabad: ATH
7. DI Khan: MMTH

Balochistan:
1. Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Quetta
2. Prince Fahad/ DHQ Hospital, Dalbandin, Chaghi
3. Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Hospital Hub Lasbela
4. DHQ Hospital, Uthal, Lasbela
5. DHQ Hospital Gwadar
6. Red Crecent Hospital, Gwadar
7. GDA Hospital, Gwadar
8. GDA Hospital, Gwadar
9. DHQ Teaching Hospital, Turbat

What treatment approaches has Pakistan used for COVID-19 so far?

Doctors in Pakistan are trying a number of different approaches including:
1. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
2. Steroids
3. Tocilizumab and Sarilumab
4. Convalescent plasma or immunoglobulins
5. Proning
6. Lopinavir/ritonavir
7. Radiology for diagnosis

Read about them here.

Major stories from across Pakistan

  • Pakistan makes wearing masks in public mandatory
  • Pakistan reports highest 57 coronavirus deaths in a day
  • Contact numbers: Coronavirus test in Balochistan
  • Pakistan government uses militant-tracking tech to hunt coronavirus patients
  • Pakistan’s coronavirus deaths reach 1,000 as country eases lockdown
  • ‘Pakistan’s actual coronavirus stats yet to be determined’
  • Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 56,000
  • PML-N leader Amir Muqam contracts coronavirus
  • Lockdown to be intensified if coronavirus protocols are ignored: Mirza
  • Here are Pakistan’s Jummatul Wida and Eid prayer SOPs
  • ANP leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain’s brother dies of coronavirus
  • Balochistan MPA dies of coronavirus in Karachi
  • Plasma therapy trial for COVID-19 begins at Karachi’s AKU
  • Punjab medical students won’t be promoted without taking exams
  • Hyderabad treats another COVID-19 patient with plasma therapy
  • JPMC doctor attacked by suspected COVID-19 patient’s family members
  • Punjab to resume inter-city bus, online taxi services from Monday
  • Pakistan receives 99 ventilators from China: NDMA
  • Jinnah hospital’s coronavirus ward vandalised by patient’s relatives
  • Pakistan to start manufacturing Remdesivir within 8 weeks: Mirza
  • Three-year-old child dies from COVID-19 in Karachi
  • Five CM house employees, Murad’s assistant test positive for coronavirus
  • Islamabad makes coronavirus test mandatory for food takeaway workers
  • Balochistan imposes smart lockdown till May 19
  • 251 villagers in Khairpur’s Pirjo Goth contract COVID-19
  • Sindh to return amount deducted from salaries of healthcare professionals
  • Blood specialist urges Pakistanis who beat coronavirus to donate plasma
  • AJK coronavirus count reaches 78 after two new cases emerge
  • Dr Furqan died due to Civil Hospital doctor’s misjudgment: report
  • Karachi’s JPMC allowed to use plasma for passive immunisation therapy
  • KP markets to remain closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday: official
  • YouTube to give Pakistan $5m to stem coronavirus spread
  • Karachi AIG wants martyr status for COVID-19 victim policemen
  • Ending lockdown will cause spike in coronavirus infections: doctors
  • Pakistan opens border to allow stranded Afghans to return home
  • Watch: is Karachi following the new lockdown rules?
  • Sindh govt to build infectious diseases hospital in Karachi
  • Punjab suggests not easing lockdown in major cities
  • COVID-19: Punjab tally crosses 10,000, Sindh cases reach 9,600
  • NDMA provides coronavirus safety kits worth $100,000 to PIA
  • Special PIA flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis from USA
  • Explainer: Is PM IK’s announcement of lifting lockdown well planned?
  • Pakistan education institutions to remain closed till July 15
  • Pakistan to lift coronavirus lockdown on Saturday
  • KP Housing Minister Amjad Ali tests positive for COVID-19
  • Faisal Edhi tests negative for COVID-19
  • Sindh to test shoppers as COVID-19 tally reaches 8,640
  • COVID-19 positive man treated with plasma therapy in Hyderabad
  • Sindh CM’s Special Assistant Rashid Rabbani tests positive for COVID-19
  • Punjab to ease coronavirus lockdown after May 9
  • Patients wait to visit hospital till breathing worsens: Azra Pechuho
  • Five doctors positive for COVID-19 at Islamabad’s Akbar Niazi Hospital
  • Eight doctors test COVID-19 positive at Karachi’s Indus Hospital
  • Balochistan government hiring microbiologists, virologists to increase testing capacity
  • Pakistan gives martyr status to health workers dying of virus
  • Punjab to start random COVID-19 testing
  • Quetta doctor tests COVID-19 positive, requests people to stay home
  • Suspected COVID-19 patient at Karachi’s Jinnah hospital dies by suicide
  • Islamabad doctor accuses PIMS management of endangering lives of staffers
  • Sindh policeman dies of coronavirus
  • Punjab Food Authority seals Rawalpindi shops for not following SOPs
  • Balochistan to only test suspected COVID-19 patients showing symptoms
  • Lahore, Sindh traders announce to open markets from May 10

Twitter handles to follow:

1. Zafar Mirza, State Minister of Health of Pakistan: @zfrmrza
2. National Institute of Health (NIH) Pakistan: @NIH_Pakistan
3. Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination: @nhsrcofficial
4.Health and Population Welfare Department, Sindh: @SindhHealthDpt
5. Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Minister of Health & Population Welfare Sindh: @AzraPechuho
6. Senator Murtaza Wahab, Sindh Government Spokesperson: @murtazawahab1
7. Taimur Khan Jhagra KP Finance and Health Minister: @Jhagra
8. Health Department KP: @HealthKPGovt
9. Usman Buzdar Punjab Chief Minister: @UsmanAKBuzdar
10. Dr Yasmin Rashid Punjab Minister For Primary & Secondary Healthcare: @Dr_YasminRashid
11. Health Department Punjab: @HealthPunjabGov
12. Jam Kamal Khan Balochistan Chief Minister: @jam_kamal
13. Liaquat Shahwani Balochistan Government Spokesperson: @LiaquatShahwani
14. Health Department Balochistan: @HealthDeptBlo
15. World Health Organisation Country Office in Pakistan: @WHOPakistan
16. Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan MMIDSP: @mmidsp
17. Aga Khan University; @AKUGlobal
18. The Indus Hospital: @indus_hospital
19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation: @DrTedros
20. UNICEF Pakistan: @UNICEF_Pakistan



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