Asad Umar the federal Minister on Tuesday said that there has been an increase in about 140% COVID-19 mortality rate in Pakistan in the last week and he warned the public against ignoring the safety protocols.
Asad Umar, who also oversees Pakistan’s COVID-19 response, said, “We are collectively committing a blunder by recklessly ignoring all SOPs and the results have started to show”.
The warning from the federal minister came a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan sounded alarm bells saying he feared a “second coronavirus spike” in cities such as Faisalabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, and Gujranwala, as the winter season approaches.
Last week daily covid mortality was 12. This is a 140% increase vs few weeks back. We are collectively committing a blunder by recklessly ignoring all sop’s & the results have started to show. If we do not change our current path we will lose both lives and livelihoods
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) October 20, 2020
If necessary precautions aren’t taken we might have to go for another lockdown which will only affect the livelihoods of people but also their lives itself.
