Pakistan Preparedness and Response in Alleviating Covid Catastrophe

Abstract

The global pandemic of COVID 19, is being recognized as the sixth public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus was initially identified by the China Health Authority in Wuhan City in Hubei Province in central China. The havoc wrecked by the lethality of this ever-mutating virus had brought one of the leading and mightiest economies on its knees in a sheerly astounding manner. It challenged the global health system, devastated human lives, and grappled the entire human race in agony and crises in a very short period. The experts have declared this virus deadliest than the 1918 flu pandemic. People from every walk of their lives be it individuals, daily wagers, students, or accomplished professionals were all severely affected by the wrath that was inflicted by the Covid 19. The United States of America, India, Italy, and the United Kingdom were the countries that severely faced the turmoil of this virus. Globally, more than half of million people had lost their lives and hundreds of thousands fell prey to the devastation of this pandemic. However, several analysis and reports reveal a few flabbergasting findings which suggest that the threatening consequences of the virus have not been as appalling as it has been to other parts of the world. In this context, the example of Pakistan is the case in point, which has fared well in the jeopardy during the times of Coronavirus. However, it remains to be seen that how the country despite having poor eco-nomic indicators, meager resources, and a crippling health system emerged resilient as compared to its other neighboring countries. The saga of Pakistan’s journey of flattening the curve is out -standing yet revealing. In this context, the sole ambition of writing down the following opinion is to highlight Pakistan's robust response and success factors in mitigating the pandemic predicament and averting its crises, having said that, Pakistan's age demographics, government's rigorous approach to preventing the plight of covid will also be discussed. Hence, all things considered, the success which is embedded in collective factors will also be talked through.