PM warns of spike in COVID 19 cases if SOPs ignored – Daily Notable
By Our Correspondent
Islamabad
According to the sources of Daily Notable, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday warned of a “spike in cases” of the deadly coronavirus if the predetermined standard operating procedures (SOPs) were ignored on the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and the holy month of Muharram.
PM Imran’s cautionary comments came almost three weeks after he advised people not to repeat “what they did on Eid-ul-Fitr” and exercise extra caution on Eid-ul-Azha so that a resurgence of the coronavirus could be avoided.
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In a televised address to the nation, he said Pakistan’s situation was quite different from China, the US, and other European countries.
Due to the ‘smart lockdown’ strategy, “we were able to contain the spread of coronavirus and now the whole world is now recognizing its benefits,” he noted.
The premier said Pakistan’s strategy to tackle the virus had to be different than the rest of the world as a big majority of the country’s daily wagers were unregistered.
“At least 70-80% of laborers in our country are not registered; therefore, our approach had to be different from the European countries.
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“We could not take any drastic step like imposing a curfew. We were afraid that more people will die from starvation and poverty than coronavirus itself.
“India is now suffering the results of their decisions and the people are suffering in the neighborhood,” he said.
The world is admitting and accepting that lockdown was not the only solution to the virus situation, the prime minister stressed, adding that Pakistan was also focusing on the agricultural sector as “we do not want any distortions and disruptions in the food supply”.
PM Imran lamented the criticism for reopening the construction sector but underlined that “we took the risk and set our priorities straight to save the people from hunger and poverty”.
He added that the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme was rolled out as part of the party’s agenda to provide cushion to the vulnerable segment of the society.
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