Rawalpindi: Another Congo virus suspect has died at Rawalpindi Holy family Hospital on Wednesday.
The sources said that a resident of Chakwal Amir Shahzad was admitted to the hospital with symptoms similar to Congo Fever. He was brought to the hospital from Syed Kasran village of District Chakwal.
Sources said that few days earlier the father of Amir Shahzad, Shar Dil had also died owing to the congo virus in same hospital.
They said that deceased were doing the cattle business in their native village. According to sources, Amir Shahzad has been brought to the HFH with symptoms of the Congo virus few days earlier. The doctors took his blood samples and sent NIH.
On the other hand hospital administration has rejected the impression that Congo virus caused the deaths.
Talking to the media, Dr. Haroon Raheem has strongly ruled out the impression that Amir Shahzad died due to Congo virus. He said that Amir Shahzad died owing to the lever failure.
District Health office (DHO) Rawalpindi Dr. Tahir told this news agency there was no such reports that any patient died due to congo virus in hospital. However, high alert regarding congo virus declared in all three main hospitals of Rawalpindi as Eid-ul-Azha was just around the corner.
