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Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
Hashaam Akhtar;
Maham Afridi;
Samar Akhtar;
Hamaad Ahmad;
Sabahat Ali;
Sundas Khalid;
Sajid Mahmood Awan;
Shahzaib Jahangiri;
Yousef Saleh Khader
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 outbreak initiated as pneumonia at Wuhan, China in late December 2019. The subsequent pandemic was declared as sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020 by the World Health Organization. Pakistan could be one hotspot for COVID-19 due to high populace of 204.65 million, its struggling healthcare and economic systems. Pakistan was able to tackle the challenge with relatively mild repercussions. The present analysis is conducted to highlight the current situation of the disease in Pakistan and the measures taken by various stakeholders coupled with the support from community to abate the risk of catastrophic spread of the virus.
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Please cite as:
Akhtar H, Afridi M, Akhtar S, Ahmad H, Ali S, Khalid S, Awan SM, Jahangiri S, Khader YS
Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic