Pressure on hospitals growing with increasing coronavirus cases: Dr Faisal

Dunya News

Dr Faisal said that people should avoid going to gatherings in closed places.

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan on Tuesday has urged the people to strictly follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to check the spread of coronavirus as pressure on hospitals is growing with rising number of patients.

Talking to media in Islamabad, the special assistant said that the third wave of coronavirus is more severe and patients are coming with COVID-19 infection in hospitals in Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and other areas of the country.

He appealed the masses to take the spread of virus seriously and strictly follow the SOPs being communicated by the health authorities.

Dr Faisal said that people should avoid going to gatherings in closed places. He hailed the health authorities and front line health workers for their efforts to fight the pandemic.