According to the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Shahzad, Tayyab had first complained about mild flu and cough on April 20 and the doctors had declared it a ‘normal fever’.
Four days later, Tayyab’s condition worsened and she was brought to Holy Family Hospital where she was put on a ventilator on April 30. On May 2, she lost her battle with the deadly virus.
Rabia Tayyab was from Gujjar Khan and had graduated from Quaid-e-Azam Media College in Bahawalpur. According to Dawn, she was due to start her house job on May 1.
Doctors have been at the forefront in this war against COVID-19 and so far 444 medical workers, including doctors, nurses, and paramedics, have been tested positive for Coronavirus.