Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said that 17,000 of the people who had volunteered for the Corona Relief Tiger Force belonged to the medical community.
Speaking alongside Prime Minister Imran Khan during his address to the volunteer force, the PM's aide said: "No one really knows how long this disease will last [...] everyone needs to play their role."
He added that medical professionals will be given specific roles so that they can help the government in implementing standard operating procedures.
"Doctors will also volunteer for telehealth initiatives so that they can give advice to patients over the phone," he said.
