WHO has said Pakistan has been ranked among the top 10 countries in the world reporting highest number of new cases of Covid-19 & advised the government to enhance daily testing capacity to 50,000 to assess the actual prevalence of coronavirus across the country #COVIDー19 (2/7)
While expressing concern over the hasty lifting of restrictions, the WHO in a letter to the four provinces stated Pakistan did not meet any of the prerequisites for opening of the lockdown #COVIDー19 (3/7)
As a strategy to help contain the massive transmission of coronavirus, the WHO recommended to the provinces to impose two-week lockdown. “WHO strongly recommends the two weeks off and two weeks on strategy as it offers the smallest curve,” the letter said #COVIDー19 (4/7)
“As of today, Pakistan does not meet any of the pre-requisite conditions for opening the lockdown,” the WHO observed, while warning the government the virus had spread to every nook and corner of Pakistan #COVIDー19 (5/7)
WHO criticised govt decision to relax restrictions it said resulted into increase in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan. “After partial relaxation of measures on 1st May 2020, followed by complete relaxation on 22nd May, rate of spread of Covid-19 increased in Pakistan,” #COVIDー19 (6/7)
During the lockdown, on an average 1,000 cases a day were surfacing in Pakistan that rose to 2,000 per day when the lockdown was partially relaxed, while this number had jumped to 4,000 per day, the WHO said #COVIDー19 (7/7)
