42 people tested free for coronavirus testing at Abbasi Shaheed hospital.

KARACHI -- As many as 42 people were tested for coronavirus on the first day of free coronavirus testing service at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital here.

Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar said that despite the difficulties, the launch of free coronavirus testing is a very positive step and it proved that even with limited resources, one can serve the masses, said a statement.

Wasim Akhtar said that Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has a team of experts working on coronavirus test and has the capacity to perform 65 PCR tests daily. This capacity will soon be increased to 100 people, said the Mayor of Karachi.

The laboratory of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has been updated and a large number of citizens have welcomed the free coronavirus testing facility in Abbasi Shaheed.

The Mayor Karachi said that professors, doctors and medical staff have been deployed in the laboratory. Those who could not afford the test for Rs 8,000, now can avail the facility free of cost in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

He said that coronavirus...

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