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ISLAMABAD
The country has witnessed 28 percent reduction in critical COVID-19 cases due to smart lockdown as well as compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), said the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) on Sunday.
The NCOC said that the government’s decision to impose smart lockdown in areas reporting a spike in cases has produced the desired results as the number of cases has seen a steady decline.
The NCOC said a significant reduction in the number of positive cases has emerged as the country crossed the 100-day mark in its fight against coronavirus. It added, “Smart lockdowns, a stronger enforcement effort, compliance of SOPs and the nationwide change in the behaviour can be credited for the current gains in the fight against COVID-19.”
The NCOC added that as countries around the world juggle with strategies to flatten the COVID-19 curve, Pakistan’s strategy won an unexpected endorsement from the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Guterres in his Twitter post had acknowledged that there was no choice between health or jobs in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “They are interlinked. We will either win on all fronts or fail on all fronts,” said the UN Secretary-General.
Earlier this week World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom lauded Pakistani government’s response against the coronavirus pandemic and “recognised the positive trend of virus curtailment” in the country.
In relation to the Premier’s concern regarding travel restrictions, the global health watchdog assured the country’s top representative that it is creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) to remove travel restrictions in future.
