Omicron Diagnostic Facility Available at LGH 

Lahore, December 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Post Graduate Medical Institute and Ameer Uddin Medical College Principal Prof. Dr. Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar has said that as per directions of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Health Minister Dr. Yasmeen Rashid, Central Research Lab (CRL) of LGH will be providing omicron diagnostic facility to the general public.

He added that these tests will be free of cost while a same day report will also be provided which will be helpful to the citizens. Principal PGMI expressed these views while visiting the Central Research Lab of LGH where MS Dr. Amir Ghafoor Mufti, Director Central Research Lab Dr. Ghazala Ruby, Dr. Abdul Aziz and others were present.

Prof. Al-freed appreciated the professional dedication and hard work of the staff of CRL and said that corona is a highly contagious virus which can be transmitted to another person immediately but the staff of CRL did not care about their own lives and continued their services in all circumstances.

He pointed out that so far 137600 tests of Covid-19 have been done free of cost in General Hospital and now omicron testing facility has also been initiated which would be another feather in the cap. He claimed that Rs. 894,400,000 have to be spent by the people on such a number of corona tests in private labs while not a single penny has been charged by LGH according to the Punjab health policy.

Principal PGMI further said that in the light of orders of the Government and Specialized Healthcare Department the facility of diagnosis of omicron will also be provided at hospital free of cost as it has been declared the world’s most dangerous and rapidly spreading virus, so people should once again strictly adhere to the SOPs to protect themselves from this deadly disease.

Medical Superintendent Dr. Amir said that experts have advised people who have been taken both doses of Corona vaccine not to forget to get booster dose, especially those who are already suffering from various diseases or especially old age citizens and they have to take special precautions in this regard.

Talking to the media, Prof. Al-freed said that for the last two years, a massive awareness campaign has been launched through media and information about corona has reached everyone. Therefore, it is the duty of the citizens by understanding their national responsibility to wear face masks and take care of social distances, avoid crowded places and to avoid touching each other, he added. Pakistan has significant achievement in dealing with Covid-19 and we would again maintain this success by tackling omicron in a more befitting manner, Prof. Al-freed concluded.

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