COVID-19 Intensity Still Low In Pakistan, Believes PM Imran Khan

The Prime Minister stated the government was monitoring the situation closely and would soon announce its next strategy regarding the lockdown keeping in view the need of the people of all segments of society and the holy month of Ramzan

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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the intensity of the coronavirus pandemic in the country was not as severe as it was in other parts of the world. According to reports of Dawn news, the PM stated this while presiding over a meeting on the impact of the pandemic on the country's social fabric and economy on Monday. As per the official statement in the meeting, it was informed that the number of patients and deaths due to coronavirus is less than that in other countries of the world. A source privy to the meeting told Dawn news that Khan was quite satisfied that the intensity of the novel Coronavirus was still low in Pakistan as compared to other countries, especially the US and Europe. However, the Prime Minister urged people to maintain social distancing as it was the safest way to control the spread of the deadly virus in the country. The Prime Minister stated the government was monitoring the situation closely and would soon announce its next strategy regarding the lockdown keeping in view the need of the people of all segments of society and the holy month of Ramzan. He further said the government was devising a strategy to provide relief to the poor and common man by keeping a balance in the enforcement of preventive measures and revival of low-risk economic activities. Pakistan has reported a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus patients with 700 new cases and 12 deaths registered on the second day of Ramadan. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 14,079 on Tuesday after new infections were confirmed in the country. Till now the country has reported 301 deaths.