Doctor, cousin recover at Polyclinic

They had tested positive for coronavirus on March 27

PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD:
Two under-treatment coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus on Tuesday, after which they were released from the Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital.

The recovered patients include a doctor and his cousin who had tested positive for the virus on March 27.


A Polyclinic spokesperson said that the medical practitioner was staying at the hospital’s hostel and his cousin had come to visit him.  Later, both had tested positive for Covid-19 and admitted to Polyclinic, he added.

Apart from the recovered patients, the Polyclinic staff members including two doctors, a nurse, and a sweeper are currently under treatment at the healthcare facility.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 15th, 2020.

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