Amid a growing number of Covid-19 cases, the Sindh government has decided to revive its high dependency units (HDUs) across Karachi, including the Expo Centre’s field isolation facility which was shut down in September, as part of a plan to meet the challenge of the second wave of the pandemic, officials and sources said.

Authorities decided to revive the HDU facilities at many government hospitals including the one at the Expo Centre and at least three public sector hospitals, which were upgraded following the increase in Covid-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic.

An official said that the revival of the new HDU at the Expo Centre would help reduce pressure on other city hospitals, adding highly trained health workers would be there, while the Indus Hospital would also help to operate the unit.

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