{"id":63492,"date":"2020-04-01T12:35:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T07:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63492"},"modified":"2020-04-01T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T07:35:42","slug":"karachi-drive-through-testing-facility-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/karachi-drive-through-testing-facility-covid-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Karachi gets its first drive-through COVID-19 test facility in Clifton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karachi: Local government and health departments on Tuesday inaugurated the country\u2019s first drive-through testing centre facility, according to a news report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To this effect, Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah stated that the initiative came as part of the government\u2019s intensive efforts geared towards the eradication of the coronavirus threat in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-finance-ministry-suspends-budget-2020-21-preparations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19: Finance Ministry suspends budget 2020-21 preparations (opens in a new tab)\">COVID-19: Finance Ministry suspends budget 2020-21 preparations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This drive-through testing centre is located on the Jahangir\nKothari Parade area of Clifton, according to &nbsp;press release by the ministry\u2019s media\nmanagement and public relations director. As per the announcement, the\ngovernment has provided all personnel at the facility with the necessary\nprotective gear and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media coordinator to the Sindh Health Minister Meeran Yousaf stated that Indus Hospital\u2019s mobile vans were being used for this drive-through testing facility. She added that these vehicles would drive around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-btk-launches-sanitation-drive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Karachi (opens in a new tab)\">Karachi<\/a>\u2019s District South, while a proper testing schedule is being prepared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-gov-pk-developed-spread-awareness-about-pandemic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u2018COVID-19 Gov PK\u2019 mobile app in making to spread awareness about pandemic (opens in a new tab)\">\u2018COVID-19 Gov PK\u2019 mobile app in making to spread awareness about pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She revealed that citizens could call this facility between\n9 am and 5 pm, and the vans would come collect their samples between 12 pm and\n3 pm. Moreover, people who visit this centre will be given a registration\nnumber, but will only be tested if they have a travel history or display\ncertain symptoms of the virus.\n\nTo avail this facility, citizens are required to\ncall the District Commissioner South at 02199203012, and this helpline would\ngive them a time and code for the test. This test would take place in three\nstages, with an initial screening to determine whether a blood sample will be\nneeded.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Local government and health departments on Tuesday inaugurated the country\u2019s first drive-through testing centre facility, according to a news report. To this effect, Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah stated that the initiative came as part of the government\u2019s intensive efforts geared towards the eradication of the coronavirus threat in the city. Read: COVID-19: Finance Ministry suspends budget 2020-21 preparations This drive-through testing centre is located on the Jahangir Kothari Parade area of Clifton, according to &nbsp;press release by the ministry\u2019s media management and public relations director. As per the announcement, the government has provided all personnel at the facility with the necessary protective gear and equipment. Media coordinator to the Sindh Health Minister Meeran Yousaf stated that Indus Hospital\u2019s mobile vans were being used for this drive-through testing facility. She added that these vehicles would drive around Karachi\u2019s District South, while a proper testing schedule is being prepared. Read: \u2018COVID-19 Gov PK\u2019 mobile app in making to spread awareness about pandemic She revealed that citizens could call this facility between 9 am and 5 pm, and the vans would come collect their samples between 12 pm and 3 pm. 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