90 people including 65 children are infected with HIV by doctor who used a contaminated syringe in Pakistan The police has arrested the man who is also been reported to have the virus Authorities were alerted last week after 18 children tested positive in the area The country has a low presence for HIV, but the numbers are growing
By Ana Ruiz-puente For Mailonline and Afp
Published: 10:25 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 3 May 2019
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At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by a doctor using a contaminated syringe, officials said Friday.
'We have arrested a doctor after receiving complaints from the health authorities,' said Kamran Nawaz, the local police chief heading the case in the southern city of Larkana.
'We are told that the doctor also has HIV,' he said.
A Pakistani doctor has been arrested for infecting up to 90 people with HIV by using a contaminated syringe. The
