Islamabad :
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, corona virus type Delta is spreading very fast in Karachi and public and some private hospitals have started refusing to admit patients due to lack of capacity. The Sindh government had said on Monday that The situation in Code-19 is deteriorating and people were warned that neglecting precautionary measures during the Eid holidays could lead to further deterioration.
In the last 24 hours, the rate of positive cases of corona virus in Karachi has increased to 25.7%, which is five times higher than the national positive rate of 5.25%.
Dr. Qaiser Sajjad, Secretary General, Pakistan Medical Association, said that government hospitals are full and there is no capacity for patients, which is something that has not been seen during the last few waves and even some private hospitals have admitted patients. Refusing
Dr Qaiser Sajjad told Reuters that God have mercy on us because people are not taking the epidemic seriously, such irresponsible behavior on the occasion of Eid will make the situation worse.
It may be recalled that during Eid-ul-Adha holidays, people move from cities like Karachi to their hometowns due to which there is a risk of spreading the virus type Delta. According to the Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences of Karachi University, The rate is 92.2%.
Dr. Sami Jamali, executive director of Jinnah Hospital, the largest hospital in Karachi, told Reuters that the hospital has 77 out of 90 beds in Corona and that he intends to increase the number further. Such a situation was not encountered during the waves, the situation is getting worse.
The two doctors warned that the Eid holidays and the upcoming elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on July 25 could lead to a massive spread of the virus as the government and the opposition hold large public rallies.
Earlier, sources had told Dawn that the Sindh Institute of Infectious Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences’ Ojha Campus, Qatar General Hospital, Civil Hospital Karachi, Lyari General Hospital, Indus Hospital and Expo Center will have 140 beds. Almost all the beds in the health facilities for 19 patients are full.
According to Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, an associate professor at the Jamil-ur-Rehman Center for Genomics Research at Karachi University, the virus is highly contagious and has spread throughout the city.
He lamented the public attitude and said that people were not taking this dangerous type of virus Delta seriously.
Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed appealed to the people to implement SOPs and said that all these people are thinking that the fourth wave of corona virus will not affect them like the waves coming in the past but unfortunately this time it is not so. May be.
Last week, Planning and Development Minister Asad Omar hinted at a fourth wave if precautionary measures were not taken, saying the number of cod patients in hospitals was growing rapidly.
The virus, Delta, which first surfaced in India this March, has now spread to more than 90 countries in various forms, spreading to India, the United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, Singapore and more than a dozen other countries. Has also taken a powerful shape.
Experts say that various conditions have properties that can completely overwhelm the body’s immune system and its transmission rate is much higher than any other type.
A meeting of the NCOC was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar in which satisfaction was expressed over the additional steps taken by the Sindh government in view of the spread of Corona virus. The implementation of SOPs related to Al-Dhahi and the spread of the epidemic in Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan were reviewed.
The forum will be further informed that at present five and a half lakh vaccines are being administered in the country daily and ample quantity of modern vaccines have been provided to the vaccination centers for the people and students going abroad.
The meeting also termed the implementation of the orders issued by the NCOC on the occasion of Eid and the specific SOPs prevailing for Corona with regard to Eid prayers and sacrifices as very important and in this regard the administration of all the provinces. Instructions have been issued to.
