Abstract:
The outbreak of corona virus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been now spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus outbreak as the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and on March 11, 2020, the WHO announced coronavirus as pandemic. Coronavirus is thought to be increasing in Pakistan. The first case of coronavirus was reported from Karachi on February 26, 2020, with estimated populace of Pakistan that the country could encounter great challenge against the outbreak of coronavirus in the coming days. This short communication is conducted to shed light on the epidemic of coronavirus in the country. It would aid in emphasizing the up-to-date situation in a nutshell and the and the measures taken by the health sector of Pakistan to abate the risk of communicatio
Background:
The outbreak of coronavirus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been now spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries.1 On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 outbreak as the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and on March 11, 2020, the WHO announced COVID-19 as pandemic.2 On April 9, 2020, nearly 1 436 198 cases of 2019-novel coronavirus recorded out of which 85 522 died with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.95%. The WHO evaluated the global risk of COVID-19 as very high. In the coming days and weeks, the amount of events, fatalities, and affected countries is projected to increase sharply.COVID-19 is thought to be expanding in Pakistan. The first case of COVID-19 was reported from Karachi on February 26, 2020, with estimated populace of Pakistan as 204.65 million.3,4 Successively, the virus spreads into various regions nationwide and has currently become epidemic. Within 45 days, on April 10, 2020, the Pakistan’s tally has reached 4601 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 727 patients have recovered, and 66 died
Discussion:
Recently, the incidence of COVID-19 has increased due to travel to other parts of the world. Pakistan has trade and travel with Iran and China. The increased influx of travelers through land, air, and sea put Pakistan at higher odds of further spread of coronavirus from neighboring countries. The possibility of further importation of the virus into Pakistan is very high, and because Pakistan has already imported the virus, the country needs to take stringent measures to detect potential cases early in order to curb existing epidemic and tracking steps to prevent further spread. After the unexpected rise in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan has halted trade
After the unexpected rise in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan has halted trade and transport operations with Iran. Now owing to severe snowfall the land connection with China is blocked. Whereas mobilization is tightly controlled at the boundaries of Chaman and Taftan
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