Senior journalist Fakhruddin Syed passed away due to the coronavirus, early on Thursday morning at Peshawar’s Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC).
HMC spokesperson Toueed Zulfiqar, while confirming the news, said the journalist had been in home isolation after testing positive for the virus but was shifted to the hospital five days ago after his condition worsened.
He added that Syed was being treated with plasma from recovered patients. “His health condition improved after plasma therapy.”
However, Zulfiqar said Syed’s condition deteriorated on Wednesday night, following which he was shifted to the intensive care unit and put on a ventilator.
He leaves behind a widow and two daughters.
Earlier this month, a report released by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) said that the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of three media persons in the country and infected 156 others.
The report highlighted that camera journalists and photojournalists have been the biggest sufferers since the outbreak of Covid-19.
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