As a second wave of the coronavirus takes a grip in Pakistan, a major public hospital in the capital — Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) — is struggling after 181 of its medical professionals tested positive in the last two weeks, it emerged on Wednesday.

All of the infected hospital officials, which include doctors, nurses, paramedics and other medical professionals, are currently in quarantine, the hospital's Joint Executive Director Dr Minhaj told DawnNewsTV.

Dr Minhaj said that more staff would be needed before opening more wards to treat COVID-19 patients, adding that the hospital was facing a shortage of task force due to so many of its professionals testing positive.

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