ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Sunday held a video conference with the heads of various emergency services operating in provinces with regard to the COVID-19 situation in the country.
The video conference was attended by the representatives of the Edhi Foundation, Cheepa Foundation, DG Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), DG 1122 Punjab, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The NCOC briefed the emergency services representatives of the availability of health facilities, beds, and ventilators at hospitals. The relief officials were also informed about the mechanism of emergency services and the Resources Management System developed by the NCOC. The relief agencies were intimated that 15,479 hospitals have been attached to the system.
The participants of the conference were also briefed about the newly launched Pak-Nigehban App.
The chief executive officer of the National Information Board of Information Technology Shabahat Ali Shah said that Pak-Nigehban App will allow users to see availability of beds/vents and capacity/usage in real-time at various health centers across the country.
Rescue workers will be able to check-in a patient to nearby healthcare facilities with the help of the app, Shah added. He also said that the application features will also allow users to locate the nearest laboratory with coronavirus testing capacity.
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