7th day of doctors' strike in Sahiwal Teaching Hospital

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00:00In Sahiwal Teaching Hospital, it is the 7th day of the doctors' strike, which is worrying the patients.

00:05The hospital's OPT is closed. House officers are treating the patients in an emergency.

00:09Doctors and paramedical staff are gathering for a protest.

00:13Naeem Sheikh is with us. We will get to know more from him.

00:17Absolutely. After the incident of Sahiwal Aat-e-Jazeeq, Vijayala Punjab,

00:23after the visit of Maryam Nawaz, the situation has worsened.

00:27There is a lot of tension in this strike.

00:31Today is the 7th day of the doctors' strike.

00:34After the 7th day, the strike continues.

00:36Doctors are still investigating it.

00:38On the previous day, 46 faculty members and 214 other members,

00:43who were paramedics, sent their colleagues to Resign Factory Health.

00:47They announced to continue the strike.

00:49Our Dr. Osama Sadar, after the YDA, said that the strike will be extended to Punjab.

00:55In this regard, due to the strike, the ward is closed.

00:59The OPT is closed. Only junior doctors are being treated in the emergency.

01:03The patients who come from outside or from the city,

01:07they are not being treated.

01:09Approximately 2,500 patients are admitted in the OPT,

01:12whereas about 50 are in surgery.

01:15Thank you very much for updating us.