Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic

Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak started as pneumonia in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The subsequent pandemic was declared as the sixth public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, by the World Health Organization. Pakistan could be a potential hotspot for COVID-19 owing t...

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Main Authors: Akhtar, Hashaam, Afridi, Maham, Akhtar, Samar, Ahmad, Hamaad, Ali, Sabahat, Khalid, Sundas, Awan, Sajid Mahmood, Jahangiri, Shahzaib, Khader, Yousef Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2021-05-01
Series:JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Online Access:https://publichealth.jmir.org/2021/5/e28517
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spelling doaj-a734c5dd3ca8448d9579052a7e328f282021-05-19T12:32:21ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Public Health and Surveillance2369-29602021-05-0175e2851710.2196/28517Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the PandemicAkhtar, HashaamAfridi, MahamAkhtar, SamarAhmad, HamaadAli, SabahatKhalid, SundasAwan, Sajid MahmoodJahangiri, ShahzaibKhader, Yousef Saleh The COVID-19 outbreak started as pneumonia in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The subsequent pandemic was declared as the sixth public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, by the World Health Organization. Pakistan could be a potential hotspot for COVID-19 owing to its high population of 204.65 million and its struggling health care and economic systems. Pakistan was able to tackle the challenge with relatively mild repercussions. The present analysis has been conducted to highlight the situation of the disease in Pakistan in 2020 and the measures taken by various stakeholders coupled with support from the community to abate the risk of catastrophic spread of the virus.https://publichealth.jmir.org/2021/5/e28517
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author Akhtar, Hashaam
Afridi, Maham
Akhtar, Samar
Ahmad, Hamaad
Ali, Sabahat
Khalid, Sundas
Awan, Sajid Mahmood
Jahangiri, Shahzaib
Khader, Yousef Saleh
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Afridi, Maham
Akhtar, Samar
Ahmad, Hamaad
Ali, Sabahat
Khalid, Sundas
Awan, Sajid Mahmood
Jahangiri, Shahzaib
Khader, Yousef Saleh
Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
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Afridi, Maham
Akhtar, Samar
Ahmad, Hamaad
Ali, Sabahat
Khalid, Sundas
Awan, Sajid Mahmood
Jahangiri, Shahzaib
Khader, Yousef Saleh
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title Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
title_short Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
title_full Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
title_fullStr Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic
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description The COVID-19 outbreak started as pneumonia in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The subsequent pandemic was declared as the sixth public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, by the World Health Organization. Pakistan could be a potential hotspot for COVID-19 owing to its high population of 204.65 million and its struggling health care and economic systems. Pakistan was able to tackle the challenge with relatively mild repercussions. The present analysis has been conducted to highlight the situation of the disease in Pakistan in 2020 and the measures taken by various stakeholders coupled with support from the community to abate the risk of catastrophic spread of the virus.
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