In light of the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has closed its Out-Patient Department (OPD).
Quoting PRO SKIMS, Kulsoom Bhat confirming the development, news agency KNO reported that emergency services at the institute will function normally.
The Institute has decided to start tele-consultation for specialties including general medicine, neurosurgery, cardiology, endocrinology and neonatology.
The institute on April 8 this year ordered closure of all non-emergency surgeries and admissions to cater to the increasing load of Covid-19 patients.
