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July 2020 -
Volume 18, Issue 7

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Original Contribution

Physical activity guidelines awareness and counselling practice in relation to health care providers’ knowledge and behaviour in Qatar
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Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Ahmad Muslim Al-Hamdani , Wadha Ahmad Al-Baker
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93828

Satisfaction among patients attending the continuity of care clinic in West Bay health center in Qatar
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Mohamed Salem, Amal Al-Ali, Lolwa Al-Maslamani, Hisham El-Mahdi, Shumoos Abed, Mustafa Abugesiesa, Safa Qaissi, Sahar Omer, Eman Abuhzima
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93829

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of self-medication among Undergraduate Medical Students in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia
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Reham Al-Jamea, Asseil Bossei, Hanan Al Zhrani, Faisal Bossei, Wed Faiz, Maaly Alqurashi, Hydi Ahmed
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93830

What a low prevalence of diabetes mellitus between the most desired values of high density lipoproteins in the plasma
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93831

Population and Community Studies

Evaluation of Postpartum Stress in Breastfeeding and Non-breastfeeding Mothers of Kathmandu, Nepal
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Kharel Sushil, Raut Binod, Mainalee Mandira
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93832

Osteoporosis in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
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Jinan Q. Mohammed, Abdulsatar J. Mathkhor, Alaa H. Abed
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93833

COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Grim-looking Trajectory
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Salman Tariq, Naveen Tariq, Waris Qidwai
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93834

Review

Diabetes Management in Ramadan – A Clinical Review
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Jazeb Razaq, Shayaan Ahmed Saqib
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93835

Parkinson’s Disease: An update on Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management
Part 3 : Diagnosis , Symptoms, and Prognosis of Parkinson’s Disease
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Abdukrazak Abyad
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93836

Case study

Haemoperitoneum in undiagnosed fundal placenta percreta in a third trimester pregnancy presented in labor: A case report
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Nansi Dari Alfayez, Taghreed Mohammed Aldajeh, Mohmmad Abed Al-rahaman AL-harasis, Ahmad Saad Kharabsheh, Khalil Abdel Wahhab Al-Tamimi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93837

Original Clinical Research

Post-stroke Delirium: Meta-analysis of Frequency
Saleha Al-Jadidi, Martin Cole, Alina Dyachenko, Antonio Ciampi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93838


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July 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 7

COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Grim-looking Trajectory

Salman Tariq (1)
Naveen Tariq (1)
Waris Qidwai (2)

(1) Research Assistant, National Institute of Blood Diseases (NIBD) Graduate of Dow Medical College,
(2) Professor of Family Medicine Aga Khan University, Karachi

Corresponding author:
Waris Qidwai
Professor of Family Medicine
Aga Khan University, Stadium road,
Karachi
Pakistan
Email: waris.qidwai@aku.edu

Received: May 2020; Accepted: June 2020; Published: July 1, 2020. Citation: Salman Tariq, Naveen Tariq, Waris Qidwai. COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Grim-looking Trajectory.
World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(7): 43-49 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93834

Abstract


The beginning of the year saw the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, and country after country succumbed to the damage it had begun to inflict. The first cases in Pakistan emerged towards the end of February, and the government took some vital early steps to isolate itself and contain the spread of the virus in the country. I

In this article, we aim to cast light on some of those measures. We also desire to draw attention to the recent downward trajectory and analyze the causes responsible for it. The chief among them being the indecision and misjudgment on the part of the government as it fumbled from one situation to the next. We finally conclude by providing some recommendations, foremost among them being the urgent need to reimpose a lockdown as instructed by the WHO and paying more considerable attention to the voices of the medical experts in the country. A failure to do so could lead to the development of a catastrophic situation in a country which has already been reeling off late due to a faltering economy.

Key words: Coronavirus. COVID-19. Pakistan. Trajectory. Government

 







 


 
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