Govt to provide free COVID-19 consultation service on WhatsApp

Islamabad: The government has launched a free COVID-19 consultation service on WhatsApp through the COVID-19 Telehealth Portal in a bid to allow both citizens and doctors to interact with each other, a news source reported.

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Former Google executive Tania Aidrus launched the COVID-19 Telehealth Portal last month and invited doctors from all over the country to register themselves and offer voluntary services during the COVID-19 spread. Recently, she informed that hundreds of doctors had signed up for the voluntary consultation service; adding that the testing of the service has already begun.

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She informed that if you wanted to consult a doctor, please WhatsApp at 0300-1111166. She said that doctors could continue signing up on the website: http://www.telehealth.gov.pk.

Following are the COVID-19 consultation services being offered on WhatsApp:

• What is COVID-19/coronavirus?
• Coronavirus symptoms
• Precaution measures against coronavirus
• Self-assessing for coronavirus
• Finding testing laboratories for coronavirus
• Statistics of coronavirus in Pakistan
• Informative videos about coronavirus
• Helpline number