Coronavirus Disease in Pakistan: Response and Challenges from Prevention to Care

Syeda Ghadeer Zehra Naqvi (1) , Kainat Fatima (2) , Kanwal Jamal (3) , Muhammad Waqaruddin Sheroze (4)
(1) MBBS Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi , Pakistan
(2) MBBS Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi , Pakistan
(3) MBBS House officer at Department of Thoracic Surgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi 0332-2231646 , Pakistan
(4) MBBS Research Assistant Deaprtment of Orthopaedics Unit-1 Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Karachi , Pakistan

Abstract

Immensely contagious Coronavirus disease was imported in Pakistan and became health emergency concern in no time. Pakistan, being a resource limited nation has encountered worst transmission dynamics and received public, social, economic challenges. Pakistani officials responded sufficiently to outbreak. However, community transmission became an emergent threat and proportion of mortalities became exponential.  Hence, Pakistan was scantily prepared to respond to an overhanging hazardous outbreak. This study comment on response of Pakistani government to Coronavirus disease, sheds light on challenges faced during the Covid-19 pandemic and concluded by highlighting concept of preparedness and providing some recommendations.

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Syeda Ghadeer Zehra Naqvi
waqaruddin01@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Kainat Fatima
Kanwal Jamal
Muhammad Waqaruddin Sheroze
Naqvi, S. G. Z., Fatima, K., Jamal, K., & Sheroze, M. W. (2020). Coronavirus Disease in Pakistan: Response and Challenges from Prevention to Care. Jour Med Resh and Health Sci, 3(9), 1090–1094. https://doi.org/10.15520/jmrhs.v3i9.247
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