Abstract
Novel corona virus termed COVID-19 is an infectious disease outbreak in recent century with enormous economic and public health
impacts. Influenza pandemics in 1957 and September 1968, due to Avian virus (H3N2 influenza A) were the last of these outbreaks,
killing millions of people around the globe1
. World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19, a pandemic on 11th March ,
because cases escalated worldwide - affecting more than 2.5 million people in 185 countries, with over 187,000 deaths at that time2
.
World is still witnessing its spread and most countries are experiencing direct and indirect effects of varying degrees on their society
and economy. Lives of the people in Pakistan continue to be affected by the current outbreak of novel corona virus (COVID-19). The
country has witnessed significant increase in its confirmed cases from the initial two cases on 26th February 2020 to approximately
296146 as of 1st September 2020 and 6298 deaths, although there is sharp decline in last 2 weeks. There is an imminent risk to the
social and economic lives of the people, addition to the threat imposed by the virus to the human lives. Pakistan is vulnerable due to
its geography, as it shares border with Iran and China, and both countries have reported large outbreaks. There is an increasing travel
trends because of trade, education, tourism, religious pilgrimage, and remittance movements between Pakistan and its high-risk
neighbors. Another factor which has further exacerbated the situation is frequent travel of people to & from Saudi Arabia and
European countries.
Salman Ahmed Tipu. (2020) Research in Pakistan during COVID-19 Pandemic, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 12, Issue 3.
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