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List of Govt Allotted Hospitals for Coronavirus Test

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By Admin Desk

Pakistan’s government has announced the list of hospitals where you can go for coronavirus tests. The Coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of patients infected in Pakistan has reached 29.

In this case, according to government orders, if you suspect that you are having symptoms of coronavirus such as fever, dry cough or shortness of breath, you should call the helpline immediately (1166) or consult your physician.

Government officials and health experts says that If you are given an opinion on the Corona Virus Helpline, visit the hospital or doctor immediately. You can also contact the private laboratory for a test. However, private laboratories can charge you up to Rs 7,900 per test fee while some designated hospitals are also conducting the test for free. You will receive the result or report of these tests in two days (48 hours).

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The following hospitals in different major cities are conducting coronavirus tests:

Here is the list of Coronavirus testing hospitals in Pakistan.

Lahore:

  • Services Hospital

Rawalpindi:

  • Benazir Bhutto Hospital

Multan:

  • Nishtar Hospital

Sialkot:

  • Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital

Faisalabad:

  • Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital
  • Allied Hospital
  • Rahim Yar Khan
  • Sheikh Zayed Hospital

Karachi:

  • Government Hospital
  • Civil Hospital
  • Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center
  • Private Hospital
  • Aga Khan University Hospital
  • Dow Medical College

Quetta:

  • Fatima Jinnah General and Chest Hospital

Peshawar:

  • Mohammad Teaching Hospital
  • Jinnah Teaching Hospital
  • Prime Teaching Hospital
  • Pan Lys Hospital
  • Khalil Hospital
  • Zia Medical Complex
  • Mercy Teaching Hospital
  • Kuwait Teaching
  • Nasser Teaching Hospital
  • MSF Hospital
  • Afridi Medical Complex
  • Shahab Orthopedic Hospital
  • Rahim Medical Institute
  • North Western General Hospital
  • Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital
  • Akbar Medical Center
  • Abasin Hospital Habib Medical Center
  • Ibrahim Hospital

Islamabad:

  • Pakistan Institute of Management

Gilgit-Baltistan:

  • Civil Hospital Hunza
  • DHQ Gilgit
  • DHQ Chilas
  • DHQ Skardu
  • PDSRU
  • DHQ Karimabad

Azad Jammu and Kashmir

  • Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences Muzaffarabad
  • Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital Muzaffarabad (CMH)
  • CMH Rawlakot
  • DHQ Mirpur
  • DHQ Kotli
  • DHQ Neelum
  • DHQ Jhelum Valley
  • DHQ Bagh
  • DHQ Haveli
  • DHQ Bhimber
  • DHQ Sadhnoti

While the National Institutes of Health is the country’s main referral center.

In Pakistan, a total of 29 cases has been reported and most of the coronavirus infected persons are from Sindh that were recently came back from abroad countries.

In Karachi, only a handful of hospitals are providing tests and treatment services to suspected cases.

The helpline to call for suspected cases in Sindh is: 021-99204405, 021-99206565, 021-99203443, 021-99204405, 0316-0111712

*The information was provided by the ministry of health