Abstract
The world is currently gripped by the fear of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The causative agent of COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that attacks humans without prejudice, and primarily targets the respiratory system. Pakistan is a developing country with a large population and a weak economy. Currently, it is facing a major challenge to cope with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the third wave. This fatal virus has increased its presence many folds in Pakistan. On average, 100 deaths per day were being recorded in the late spring of 2021. Delay in the acquisition of vaccine has slowed down the vaccination program for this disease. This in turn will accelerate the spreading of virus, and thus will lead to a lockdown situation.
Highlights
Reviewed by: Radu Adrian Crisan Dabija, Grigore T
The causative agent of COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that attacks humans without prejudice, and primarily targets the respiratory system
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on 26th February 2020 by the Ministry of Health, Pakistan [5] and a continuous spreading of this disease was observed across the country
Summary
As of June 17, 2020, there was no vaccine available for COVID-19, but various drugs i.e., Tocilizumab, Bemsivir lyophilized, Ninavir lyophilized, Dexamethasone and Azithromycin, were used to FIGURE 1 | COVID-19 status in Pakistan. A vast majority of the people did not follow the instructions and guidelines set by the Federal Government and subordinate departments [18] including the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), Ministry of Health, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and the Drug Regulation Authority (DRA), which has resulted in the major spread of COVID-19 in Pakistan. Despite various efforts made by NCOC to control COVID-19 transmission in Pakistan, some major shortcomings contributed to the deterioration of the corona situation. These include lack of public awareness at rural areas and a non-cooperative approach by the public toward free testing facilities provided by the government to avoid COIVD-19. The number of issues related to COVID-19 are continuously amplifying and getting more complicated each day, leading to the situation being seen as a catastrophic failure by the government [19]
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