According to recent reports, much of these transmissions which can be traced back to college premises, have turned student hostels into a hotbed for the disease. According to Arsalan Asif, representative of a local medical students’ association, the virus has so far infected 13 students in King Edward Medical College. Similarly eight students in Services Institute of Medical Sciences, six in Amiruddin Medical College, eight in Allama Iqbal Medical college, five in Fatima Jinnah Medical College, 10 in Rawalpindi Medical College, eight in Shalimar Medical College, eight in Bakhtwar Amin Medical College, six in Nishtar Medical University Multan, six in Punjab Medical College Faislabad, seven in Mohtarma Benazir Medical College Azad Kashmir, two in Aziz Fatima Medical College, sox in Sharif Medical College, 14 in Air Force Medical College, 15 in Khyber Medical College, five in Abbottabad International Medical College, 22 in Poonch Medical and Dental College, three in Kabir Medical College, Faisalabad Medical University 12, five in Nawaz Sharif Medical College, five in Akhtar Saeed Medical College and 17 in KMC has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Moreover, high number of virus cases in several medical institutions including Gujju Khan Medical College and Fauji Foundation Medical College have also resulted in a suspension of all educational activities on campus. “Young doctors and medical students have been working on the frontlines of Covid-19, as much as another other medical professional.

Source: The Express Tribune November 20, 2020 06:33 UTC