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IT feels as though the earth has stopped turning. There is a pervasive sense of gloom over our disrupted lives as we wake each morning wishing for pre-pandemic times. Read complete article by Dr Naseem Salahuddin. DAWN

A drive-through coronavirus testing centre has been established by the Sindh government in collaboration with Indus Health Network in Karachi — the first such facility reported to be set up in Pakistan. DAWN

The Indus Health Network (IHN) has launched a Pakistan-specific Covid-19 self-screening tool to help people self-check their symptoms and risk factors at home. DAWN

A young man bitten by a dog in Kashmore district six weeks back reported with full-blown rabies, doctors at the Indus Hospital (IH) said on Tuesday. DAWN

The media coordinator to the Sindh health minister Meeran Yousuf told Dawn.com that mobile vans belonging to the Indus Hospital are being used for the drive-through testing. DAWN

Lieutenant General Afzal added that NDMA was going to provide testing kits and machines to three healthcare institutions in Karachi including SIUT, JPNC and Indus Hospital to set up testing labs. As Indus Hospital would primarily operate its testing facility in JPNC so two laboratories would be established at JPNC, he added. ASSOCIATED PRESS

People should understand the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic by looking at the devastation of countries that have far more advanced healthcare systems than Pakistan’s , says Dr Abdul Bari, the CEO of The Indus Hospital. SAMAA TV

The collaboration between the National Institute of Virology at the University of Karachi’s Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research and The Indus Hospital (TIH) has resulted in significant improvements in the latter’s capacity to diagnose COVID-19 cases. THE NEWS

Dr Salahuddin, a senior infectious diseases expert currently associated with the Indus Hospital, said the people should visit health facilities these days only when they had an emergency or required some life-saving treatment like dialysis. DAWN

A struggling healthcare system, increased footfall at hospitals from panicked citizens, overworked healthcare providers, looming shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and fake news with little regard for public safety are some of the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic is leading to in Sindh. DAWN