More than 1.5 million people die globally of diseases that could be prevented by vaccinations, according to UNICEF. In one epicentre, the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, senior government officials and health workers told Reuters they were concerned about a possible rise in the polio cases. Globally polio cases have been cut by more than 99% since 1988, but it remains endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 lung disease, workers have been reassigned. I fear the number of polio cases will definitely rise after the coronavirus outbreak is over."

Source: bd News24 April 28, 2020 11:26 UTC