Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has warned the government of the thirdwave of Coronavirus after the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC)last week allowed commercial activities, schools, offices, and otherworkplaces to operate at full strength.
With 1,392 cases of Coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours, PMA is ofthe view that NCOC should have relaxed most of the COVID-19 restrictionsafter ensuring that 70% of the population has been vaccinated against theviral infection.——————————
While speaking with the media, Secretary General PMA, Dr. Qaisar Sajjad,said that the public did not follow SOPs after the government relaxedlockdown restrictions after containing the first wave which caused it todeclare the second wave only after a month, adding that the government istreading the same path again.
Dr. Sajjad lamented that instead of prioritizing public health, thegovernment has focused on the economic growth of the country.
He reminded the government that there are more than one variants ofCoronavirus in Pakistan which are more infectious and transmissible.
Dr. Sajjad has recommended the government to reimpose restrictions and liftthem only after vaccinating 70% of the population against the disease.——————————
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He has also suggested the government to share the data of healthcareworkers who have been vaccinated so far against the Coronavirus.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Planning, Asad Umar, had also warned of athird wave of Coronavirus if the public failed to observe the SOPs.
