GILGIT – Dr Usama Riaz, who played a vital role in screening suspected patients in the region, has passed away.
A statement issued by Gilgit-Baltistan Information Department stated with great grief that Dr. Usama Riaz Jam, who played a leading role in Gilgit-Baltistan’s fight against coronavirus, has passed away. The martyr will be given status of a national hero.
After the outbreak of the coronavirus, Dr Usama was performing screening in Jaglot, Gilgit.
Dr. Usama completed his MBBS degree from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College and in August 2019 he started working in PPHI Gilgit. He also passed the FCPS Part One examination in February 2020.
The coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 777 as 333 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic in Sindh, 108 in Balochistan, 222 in Punjab, 31 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 71 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 11 in Islamabad and one Azad Kashmir.
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According to details, out of 222 cases 153 are Zaireen, 36 in Lahore, four in Gujranwala, three each in Gujrat and Jehlum, two in Rawalpindi and one patient is in Multan.
