JPMC head Dr Seemi Jamali’s husband tests positive for coronavirus

KARACHI (92 News) – Executive Director and Head of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) Dr Seemi Jamali’ husband has tested positive for coronavirus. According to detail, renowned surgeon Dr A R Jamali was also serving at the JPMC when he tested positive for coronavirus. He is shifted to a quarantine facility of a private hospital in the city. Dr Seemi Jamali has also confirmed the reports that his husband has contracted the virus. It is pertinent to mention here that health professionals are on the frontline to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and had suffered most from the virus due to their maximum exposure to the patients. On the other hand, the nationwide tally of coronavirus cases has soared to 40,151 with 1,352 new cases reported during the last twenty-four hours. Overall 14,584 cases have so far been detected in Punjab, 15,590 in Sindh, 5,847 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,544 in Balochistan, 527 in Gilgit Baltistan, 947 in Islamabad and 112 in Azad Kashmir. A total of 11,341 patients have so far recovered from the virus whilst the death toll stands at 873 with 39 new deaths reported during the last twenty four hours.