| Literature DB >> 33877048 |
Hashaam Akhtar1, Maham Afridi2, Samar Akhtar1, Hamaad Ahmad1, Sabahat Ali3, Sundas Khalid4, Sajid Mahmood Awan1, Shahzaib Jahangiri1, Yousef Saleh Khader5.
Abstract
UNSTRUCTURED: COVID-19 outbreak initiated as pneumonia in December 2019 at Wuhan, China. 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 situation of the disease in Pakistan in year 2020 and the measures taken by various stakeholders coupled with the support from community to abate the risk of catastrophic spread of the virus.Entities:
Year: 2021 PMID: 33877048 DOI: 10.2196/28517
Source DB: PubMed Journal: JMIR Public Health Surveill ISSN: 2369-2960