COVID 19 outbreak in Pakistan: Doctor dies in Gilgit, death toll now stands at 6
Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan reported its first COVID 19 death on Sunday as the death toll, which includes a doctor as well, due to the disease reached six in the nation, media reports said.
Balochistan government's spokesperson, Liaquat Shahwani confirmed the matter on the social media.
"65 years old Corona patient died at Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital in Quetta. So sad to learn about the first death case of a Corona patient in Balochistan.
May rest in peace. Condolences to the grived family," he tweeted.
A young physician, Dr Osama Riaz, became the first Pakistani doctor who died of coronavirus which he had contracted while physically handling suspected COVID-19 patients returning to Gilgit-Baltistan from overseas and other parts of Pakistan, reported The News International.
Image Credit: Keywords: Twitter hashtags: Embed Codes: Image use advice: Reporter/Editor Initial: sh - India Blooms News Service (IBNS) Feedback: bloomsnews@gmail.com Call: (0091) 983009646365 years old Corona patient died at Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital in Quetta.
— Liaquat Shahwani (@LiaquatShahwani) March 22, 2020
So sad to learn about the first death case of a Corona patient in Balochistan.
May rest in peace.
Condolences to the grived family.#CoronavirusOutbreak#CoronaInPakistan #CoronaFreePakistan
Dr Osama was part of 10-member team of the doctors tasked with screening patients returning from downtowns, particularly those arriving there from Iran via Taftan. He later started providing services to the suspected patients in isolation centres established for them in Gilgit, reported the newspaper.
His colleagues told The News International that Dr Osama ignored his health and served the patients till late night as the patients had never been provided any services before.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has reported 804 cases of COVID19 till Monday afternoon.
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