Pakistan facing the threat of fourth COVID-19 wave, warns senior PMA official

Pakistan facing the threat of fourth COVID-19 wave, warns senior PMA official

Senior Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) official have warned of a fourth COVID-19 wave in Pakistan.

Dr Qaiser Sajjad – Secretary General PMA, has warned that Pakistan may witness its fourth COVID-19 wave in late July or early August in wake of recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.

Furthermore, the senior PMA official had stressed upon the need to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 SOPs and preventive measures specially on the occasion of Eid ul Azha to prevent further virus spread.

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Prior to this SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan had also confirmed that the country has witnessed a definite uptick in COVID-19 cases during the past week with highest COVID-19 positivity rate since June 16^th last month.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan has also closed Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan over COVID-19 concerns.

The country reported 830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with a positivity rate of 2.22%; another 25 deaths were reported during this time period.

Pakistan’s total COVID-19 tally stands at 964,490 cases with 22,425 deaths so far. A total of 908,648 people have successfully recovered from the novel virus, whereas 1,968 are still in critical condition.

Reviewed the artificial intelligence based disease modeling analysis today in NCOC . In the absence of strong SOP enforcement and continued strong vaccination program, the 4th wave could emerge in Pakistan in July. Please adhere to sop's and vaccinate as soon as possible.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) June 25, 2021

It is to be noted that Federal Minister for Planning and Development – Asad Umar in June last month, had also warned of a fourth COVID-19 wave that might hit Pakistan in July this month.