“While the situation in India is beyond prevention, Pakistan still has time to prepare and take measures to avoid the tragedy at its doorstep,” cautioned Dr. Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland. Dr. Younus’s juxtaposition of Pakistan and India suggests that the arch-rivals face a similar struggle against the contagious respiratory disease. For Pakistan, Dr. Younus said, the writing is on the wall. These factors coupled with more than 200 million people who are vulnerable, in epidemiological terms, Dr. Younus said, make the nation a sitting duck in a data fog. Dr. Younus said the government can address the hyper reaction through mass communication.

Source: The Express Tribune May 08, 2021 04:41 UTC