ISLAMABAD, Sep 07 (APP):Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) Tuesday said that COVID-19 positive students would be allowed to skip from the scheduled MDCAT exam dates on submitting test reports from the authorized laboratories.
According to PMC, any student with tests COVID-19 positive and their scheduled examination date is within a 10 day period from the date of their COVID-19 test will be allowed to skip the scheduled slot for the exam as long as the form is filled and submitted in advance.
It added an infected student applicant would be required to submit a COVID-19 positive test from any of the following labs only Shifa Laboratories (Islamabad), SKMH, Chughtai, AKU (Punjab), AKU, Indus, Chughtai, Ziauddin Hospital (Sindh), RMI, North-West Hospital, LRH (KPK), AKU, FJ Hospital (Balochistan), CMH Laboratories (Gilgit Baltistan) and CMH Laboratories (AJK).
It said that the COVID-19 positive test would be verified and cross-checked with the laboratory by PMC and added that submitting a fake document would result in the cancellation of exam registration.
The examination will be scheduled within a vacant slot during the MDCAT and if no slots are available, a special exam will be conducted after the last date.
It added the applicants were required to bring a printout of the COVID-19 positive test stamped by the recommended laboratory which would be validated again before allowing entry into the examination centre.
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