July 17, 2021
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will no longer be sending samples to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad for COVID-19 and other pathogens as the Khyber Medical University (KMU) is set to start a similar investigation in the next few weeks, according to Prof Dr Ziaul Haq, vice-chancellor KMU.
“Inshaa Allah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will have its first sequencing facility to tell exact variant (current or any new ones) of Covid19 or any other pathogen. We had already placed orders for procurement of the sequencing equipment and are likely to start the investigations in the next three weeks,” Prof Ziaul Haq told The News.
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A health department report said that three persons died of Covid-19 and 83 new cases were reported on Monday in the province. Reuters/File
PESHAWAR: The health department has decided to install the latest machine to retest Covid-19 positive samples and detect Indian and other variants, which are most infective and severe than the locally prevalent virus.
A health department report said that three persons died of Covid-19 and 83 new cases were reported on Monday in the province. It said that provincial tally of deaths and cases was 4,343 and 138,616 respectively.
The report said that of the infected people, 132,683 patients (95 per cent) including 65 recorded during the last 24 hours had recovered. It said that two persons died in Peshawar and one in Abbottabad due to the virus. A total of 7,184 tests were conducted, it added.