On Tuesday, another prominent doctor has died from the coronavirus pandemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), bringing the total number of doctors who have died from the virus in the region to 71.
Prof Dr Afzal Alamgir, the deceased, was the Head of the Department of Anatomy at Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, and the Head of the Department of Anatomy at Women Medical College, Abbottabad, according to the Provincial Doctors’ Association. He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Islamabad’s Al-Shifa Hospital for the last two weeks.
Today, funeral prayers will be held in the doctor’s hometown of Khawajan Muradpur in Mansehra.
The Association went on to say that the late doctor’s contributions would be remembered for a long time.
