Cancer, diaylsis, kidney transplant patients more vulnerable to COVID-19: SIUT.

PESHAWAR -- The latest research studies of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant (SIUT) Karachi on Monday revealed that chronic patients includes cancer, diaylsis and kidney transplant were more vulnerable to become victims of the COVID-19.

The findings of the study were disclosed after a medical investigation carried by clinical team of SIUT, says a news release of the institute issued here today.

The news release said there were over 16,000 patients, who fall in the follow-up category of immunocompromised patients including patients on transplant, life long dialysis and cancer.

The study revealed that these patients face higher risk of contraction of coronavirus because their immunity to fight infection was severely compromised.

The Institute also takes care of over 6,000 dialysis patients on annual basis by providing 1,100 free sessions per day, it said.

The news release said that this procedure was a life saving exercise and assured that no patient could be withdrawn.

The situation gets more complicated because COVID-19 treatment of the vulnerable patients was a complex task as they can hardly be protected from viral exposure.

It said dialysis patients were partially immunocompromised and threat of a high risk of coronavirus infection due to close contact with blood and body fluids of patients requiring close and intensive monitoring.

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