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Updated 23 Jun, 2020 02:08pm

Sindh CM inaugurates High Dependency Unit for COVID-19 patients

A High Dependency Unit (HDU) for COVID-19 patients has been set up with the joint cooperation of Sindh government and Pakistan Army at Expo Centre Karachi.

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the HDU today (Monday), provincial minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and other civil and military officials were also present on the occasion.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, the chief minister lauded the efforts of Pakistan Army and medical staff and said that this HDU has been set up in a short span of 10-day.

Murad Ali Shah said that the services of Indus Hospital administration have been acquired to operate HDU and it includes 140 beds of oxygen and seven rooms.

The CM further said that Pakistan Army has also set up a field isolation centre of 1200 bed at Expo Centre Karachi.

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