CORONA VIRUS

ORIGIN

Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory
illness and recover without requiring special treatment.  Older people and those with underlying
medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer
are more likely to develop serious illness.

SYMPTOMS

Common symptoms include:

 fever
 tiredness
 Dry cough.

Other symptoms include:

 shortness of breath
 aches and pains
 sore throat
 and very few people will report diarrhoea, nausea or a runny nose

PREVENTION

To prevent infection and to slow transmission of COVID-19, do the following:

 Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand
rub.
 Maintain at least 1 metre distance between you and people coughing or sneezing.
 Avoid touching your face.
 Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
 Stay home if you feel unwell.
 Refrain from smoking and other activities that weaken the lungs.
 Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large
groups of people
GOVERNMENT MEASURES

1. National Coordination Committee for Covid-19 has been established to monitor the

situation and take necessary decisions on a daily basis. The committee will have the

representation of all provinces and relevant stakeholders.

2. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will lead the operations and

coordinate with the provincial and district authorities for the necessary implementation of the

preventive and curative actions.

3. All educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities, madrassas), both public

and private, will remain closed across the country until April 5, 2020.

4. Pakistan will also completely seal its western border with Afghanistan and Iran for two

weeks for both travellers and trade to prevent the spread of the pandemic coronavirus. All

Pakistani pilgrims arriving from Iran will be placed in 14-day quarantine.

5. Kart arpur, a revered Sikh shrine, will be closed for Pakistani citizens. Indian pilgrims

will be allowed to continue visiting.

6. To effectively screen travelers, Pakistan will allow arrival and departure of

international flights at only three airports – Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad – with enhanced

safety measures. Seaports will remain operational with increased screening and surveillance

measures.

7. All public gatherings and large conferences have been banned with immediate effect.

Wedding halls and cinemas will be closed for two weeks. Pakistan Super League (PSL) cricket

matches will be held without any spectators.

 8. Minister for Religious Affairs and Council of Islamic Ideology officials will reach out to

Islamic scholars and relevant leaders to work out the modalities for effective management of

religious services in the wake of coronavirus.

9. To limit the spread of Covid-19, no visitors would be allowed in prisons for three

weeks. Also, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and provincial high courts requested the

suspension of all proceedings of civil court, and asked that no cases are scheduled for the next

three weeks.

10. A comprehensive food security plan will be devised to avoid any food shortages or

hoarding in the coming weeks and months.

MORALITY RATE OF CORONA VIRUS

1. IRAN:CASES: 27,017

DEATHS: 2,077

2. CHINA:CASES: 81,218

DEATHS: 3,281

3. INDIA:CASES: 462,772

DEATHS: 20,877

4. AFGANISTAN:CASES 246,178

DEATHS: 10,049

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