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Dr Abdul Bari, the head of the Indus Hospital in Karachi, believes that the best way for Pakistan to control its number of coronavirus cases is social distancing. If we don’t isolate at this pivotal time, the number of cases may increase, he warned. SAMAA

“We have seen a rapid increase in the numbers in last 5 days,” stated Dr Abdul Bari, the head of the Indus Hospital, adding that this came as the government eased the lockdown. EXPRESS TRIBUNE

As part of the Rs1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Engro Fertilisers — a subsidiary of Engro Corporation — has committed to provide Rs95 million to the Indus Hospital to expand the Covid-19 testing capacity across Sindh under the “Sindh Screening Programme — Free of Cost” campaign, Engro Fertilisers will sponsor the Indus Hospital network to launch testing interventions across rural Sindh. DAWN

Now they’ve added a new comorbid: whether the person goes to the mosque to pray. With Ramazan approaching and the government deciding to keep mosques and imam bargahs open, medical professionals fear a drastic increase in cases. “We got more sick patients this week and the same is predicted for the next week,” Dr Saima Salman, consultant physician at the Emergency Room in Indus Hospital, told SAMAA Digital Friday. SAMAA

A message is doing the rounds on WhatsApp claiming that “Indus Campus (Hospital and College)” has been sealed to contain the spread of COVID-19 after a staffer tested positive. This, however, does not refer to Indus Hospital in Karachi, confirmed Fawad Bin Rashid, media relations manager at the hospital, to SAMAA Digital. SAMAA

Martin Dow Group and Pharma Bureau have presented 5,760 coronavirus testing kits worth Rs13 million to the Indus Hospital. THE NEWS

Dawlance has committed a generous donation to The Indus Hospital (TIH), to help the nation fight against the threat of coronavirus pandemic. Being the technology-leader in Pakistan’s home-appliances industry, Dawlance is committed in making valuable contributions towards development of health care facilities. DAILY TIMES

Expressing strong reservations over the Sindh government’s directives to reserve 20 per cent of beds at private hospitals for coronavirus patients, the Private Hospitals and Clinics Association (PHCA) urged the health department on Thursday “not to infect” all private hospitals in Karachi and instead admit coronavirus patients to the Indus Hospital. THE NEWS

After failing to convince private hospitals to allocate 20 per cent of their beds for coronavirus patients, the Sindh government on Wednesday constituted a ‘Private Hospitals Core Committee”. THE NEWS

An increasing number of people are opting for the drive-through screening and testing facility for the coronavirus recently launched by the Sindh government in collaboration with the Indus Hospital, health department officials told Dawn on Monday. DAWN