Currently, there are 35 designated tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan that are dealing with COVID-19 patients.

This COVID-19 pandemic has caught everyone off guard, especially the healthcare systems of almost every country has been exposed badly. The massive amounts of casualties caused due to COVID-19 are a striking proof that the world wasn't prepared to tackle a pandemic.

Even the developed countries like Italy, England, USA, Spain, etc. have found it extremely hard to fight this new virus. Third world countries have much bigger problems to face in this pandemic. On one hand, they are ill-equipped to deal with this disease and on the other hand they are battling poverty.

In Pakistan, the number of COVID-19 cases so far has reached over 190,000 and death tally is touching the 4,000 figure. Our health system was in shambles even before the Coronavirus pandemic, but now our hospitals are facing much bigger difficulties in handling the situation. It's quite understandable as we've neglected our healthcare system for decades.

Prime Minister Imran Khan says that his government is dealing with the disease to the best of their abilities and are providing all healthcare facilities absolutely free of cost. From testing to treatment everything is provided absolutely free in government hospitals.

According to the official COVID-19 website of federal government, these are the designated tertiary care government hospitals which are providing treatment to COVID-19 patients across the country:

1 Hospital In Islamabad:

-Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)

10 Hospitals In Balochistan:

-Fatima Jinnah General and Chest Hospital, Quetta
-Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Quetta
-Prince Fahad / DHQ Hospital, Dalbandin, Chaghi
-Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Hospital, Hub, Lasbela
-DHQ Hospital, Uthal, Lasbela
-DHQ Hospital, Gwadar
-Red Crescent Hospital, Gwadar
-GDA Hospital, Gwadar -DHQ Teaching Hospital, Turbat

7 Hospitals In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

-Police Services Hospital, Peshawar
-Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
-Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
-Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
-Bacha Khan Medical Complex, Swabi
-Saidu Sharif Hospital, Swat
-Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad

6 Hospitals In Punjab:

-Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi
-Services Hospital, Lahore
-Nishtar Hospital, Multan
-Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital, Sialkot
-Allied Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad
-Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan

4 Hospitals In Sindh:

-Civil Hospital, Karachi
-Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi
-Dow Hospital, Ojha Campus, Karachi
-LUMS Hospital, Hyderabad

3 Hospitals In Azad Jammu & Kashmir:

-Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarabad
-DHQ Hospital, Mirpur
-Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zaid (SKBZ) Hospital, Rawalakot

4 Hospitals In Gilgit Baltistan:

-Civil Hospital, Hunza
-DHQ Hospital, Gilgit
-DHQ Hospital, Chilas
-DHQ Hospital, Skardu

It must be noted that in addition to these hospitals there are several other government hospitals which are providing services to Coronavirus-infected individuals but the above mentioned ones are designated hospitals with dedicated ICU beds for COVID-19 patients. Also, several private hospitals are treating COVID patients across the country. But it's a fact that only the privileged class of the country has the financial capacity to afford treatments at private hospitals.