COVID-19 pandemic and Pakistan's response, a partial lockdown, and the effectiveness of quarantine

COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan's response, and quarantine effectiveness

Abstract

Pakistan, which shares borders with China and Iran, was essentially impotent to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The first case of the Coronavirus was reported on February 25, 2020. On the same day, the Pakistani government honoured Pakistani explorers who had been to Iran. One of the primary contributors to the outbreak in Pakistan was the tardy establishment of quarantine establishments. Travel to or from Iran was responsible for 78% of coronavirus cases. Pakistan declared the closure of all educational institutions and imposed a partial curfew across the whole country. It was difficult for the government of Pakistan to provide services to the local population since there were not enough records and data sets. The problem with the disease was solved, and the lockdown, although only partially effective, did have some effect. The various lessons that have been learned from the past have been presented as a foundation for what is to come to adapt to circumstances involving pandemics and pestilence in the future.