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 as 204.65 million. Successively, the virus spreads into various regions nationwide and has currently become an epidemic. The WHO has warned 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 measures taken by the health sector of Pakistan to abate the risk of communication.
Highlights
The outbreak of coronavirus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries.[1]
The World Health Organization (WHO) evaluated the global risk of COVID-19 as very high
COVID-19 is thought to be expanding in Pakistan
Summary
The outbreak of coronavirus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries.[1]. 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 have died.[4]. This short communication is conducted to shed light on the epidemic of coronavirus in the country. From April 5 to April 10, 2020, the cumulative reported cases of COVID increased by 28% (881 cases to 1128 cases) in Sindh and in KPK from 205 cases to 620 cases. Major chunk of infected health care professionals were from Sindh (61.5%), 18.1% were from Baluchistan, 8.7% were from Punjab, and 1% to 5% were from KPK, Islamabad, AJK, and GB. Majority of the infected health care professionals are male.[5]
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