Pakistan continues to face acute shortage of nurses: policy makers, academics
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
A nurse wears a face mask as she walks at the premises of the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan March 4, 2020. Reuters/File
AKU holds seminar to celebrate International Day of Nurses and Midwives.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah notes demand for nurses increasing worldwide.
Pakistan has one of the greatest shortages of trained, high-quality nurses, says SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan.
KARACHI: Pakistan’s nurses and midwives are playing a vital role on the frontlines of the third wave of COVID-19 despite the ongoing shortage of healthcare professionals in the country, policymakers and academics said Tuesday.
CM Sindh says Centre s strategy to curb COVID-19 is incomprehensible
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Wednesday May 05, 2021
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah addressing a press conference in Islamabad on May 5, 2021. YouTube
PM Imran Khan says there is no need to panic, but I have been scared for a long time, says CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah.
The coronavirus situation in the country is getting serious, the chief minister warns.
CM reiterates demand to ban inter-provincial transport.
ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said the federal government s strategy to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country is incomprehensible .
The chief minister, addressing a press conference in the capital, said the coronavirus situation in the country was getting more serious by the day, as he called on the government to change its strategy.
Daily Times 330 shops, plaza sealed in Karachi over SOPs violations
May 4, 2021
The Sindh government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has said that the government would impose harsher restrictions if the people and businesses fail to follow the imposed coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Wahab, in a video statement released on Twitter on Monday, urged the people to understand the sensitivity of the situation as it could get out of control at any moment.
The spokesperson said the coronavirus situation is worsening with every passing day and to keep the virus at bay, the government has imposed certain restrictions.
“Despite taking some strict decisions, the government gave some relief to people that they may live a normal life in line with SOPs,” he said. Unfortunately, people have violated the SOPs, he said, adding the offices and businesses that were allowed to operate are not following the government’s guidelines either.
Govt will impose further restrictions if SOPs are not followed, warns Wahab
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Monday May 03, 2021
Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab speaking during a video statement in Karachi on May 3, 2021. Twitter/murtazawahab1
Wahab urges people to understand how dire the coronavirus situation is as it could get out of hand at any moment.
The spokesperson says the coronavirus situation was worsening with every passing day.
Restaurants, grocery stores, and medical stores that are operating are violating SOPs, he says.
Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said Monday the government would impose harsher restrictions if the people and businesses fail to follow the imposed coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs).