Sindh govt bans elective surgeries in hospitals in a bid to save oxygen for COVID patients
Sindh Govt Bans Elective Surgeries!
The government of Sindh has banned elective surgeries in hospitals in a bid to save oxygen for COVID patients.
The decision was announced on Monday which has been taken to address the possibility of oxygen shortage in the province amid the rising number of coronavirus cases.
Taking to Twitter, Sindh Government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab announced that the decision has been taken as a precaution.
“In order to address the possibility of oxygen shortage due to rise in #COVID19 cases, #SindhGovt has decided to impose a complete ban on Elective Surgeries in public as well as private hospitals. It is clarified that surgeries in emergency cases will continue #SaveOxygen,” he said in his tweet.
In order to address the possibility of oxygen shortage due to rise in #COVID19 cases, #SindhGovt has decided to impose a complete ban on Elective Surgeries in public as well as private hospitals. It is clarified that surgeries in emergency cases will continue #SaveOxygen
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) April 26, 2021
#Sindh has done 90,564 #COVID19 tests in last 7 days out of whom 5,845 people unfortunately tested positive. The breakup shows that Karachi Division has had a positivity ratio of 10.49% while Hyderabad District’s ratio has been 15.25%. This sharp increase is worrisome, is it not? pic.twitter.com/XNtaBcdXCu
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) April 26, 2021
Inter city public transport will be closed from 29th April in the province of #Sindh
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) April 26, 2021