Hospital administrators reported that an electricity failure inside the gynaecology ward at Karachi's Jinnah Hospital persisted for 36 hours while repair crews kept working to restore power. Geo News noted that the outage also disrupted PET scan and MRI services.
Generators supply affected wards
Backup generators provided power to the zones and rooms impacted by the electrical failure. The report stated that these locations included:
- The gynaecology ward
- The neonatal intensive care unit
- Other affected parts of the hospital
Repairs continue after prolonged fault
According to hospital administrators, multiple sections, including the administrative block, lacked electricity the day before. They mentioned that technicians continued fixing the issue that lasted for 36 hours in the gynaecology ward.
