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Daily Number of Covid-19 Cases Falls by 20pc ‘Obvious Discrepancies’ in UK

last two weeks. Decision to Retain Pakistan on Red List
“The PMA is distressed over the Islamabad: Follow- people from red coun-
rapidly increasing number of doctors ing the uproar over the tries requiring arrivals
falling ill of Covid-19 and then dy- United Kingdom’s (UK) to spend 10 days in isola-
ing of it even after being vaccinated. decision to retain Paki- tion in a hotel.
Unfortunately, nine doctors have died stan on its Covid travel Pakistan was placed
during last two weeks, which is dread- red list while moving In- on the red list in early
fully alarming. One of these nine doc- dia to the amber, Special April and India on April
tors was from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assistant to the Prime 19 due to the rising
and eight from Sindh. Most of these Minister on Health Dr number of cases in the
ill-fated doctors were above 60 years of Faisal Sultan has written two countries and the
age,” the PMA said in a statement. a letter to British Health emergence of the Delta
PMA Secretary General Dr Qa- Secretary Sajid Javid, variant.
isar Sajjad claimed that doctors’ safety comparing Pakistan’s pandemic sta- In a recent update issued by
was being neglected by the authorities tistics with those of other countries the British government earlier this
and even doctors neglected their own in the region and pointing out “ob- month, India, Bahrain, Qatar and
Islamabad: As the number of Co- ment stopped the trend of rise in cases safety. vious discrepancies” that mirror the the United Arab Emirates were
vid-19 cases has decreased by 20 and positivity rate has finally started “Death of nine doctors in a few better situation here. moved to the amber list from August
per cent in the country due to steps decreasing in the province. Later, the days is a serious issue. Majority of doc- In the letter, shared by Federal 8 while Pakistan remained on the
taken by the provinces, particularly NCOC also decided to impose restric- tors who died during the pandemic Human Rights Minister Shireen red list — a move that was also criti-
Sindh, the National Command and tions due to which the number of cases were those who were not directly Mazari on Twitter, the PM’s aide cized by British lawmakers.
Operation Centre (NCOC) has started falling across the country,” he involved in examining Covid-19 pa- suggested that in order to reduce The decision had raised eye-
advised people to avoid Majalis at added. tients. They mostly got infected at their the health risk associated with travel brows since India had been witness-
homes and follow standard operat- He feared that the number of clinics because they were often seen during the pandemic, the UK may ing a significantly higher number of
ing procedures (SOPs) while partici- cases might start rising again because being very lenient in adopting preven- shift attention towards “interven- infections than Pakistan, and some
pating in mourning processions. of mourning processions and Maja- tive measures to keep themselves safe. tions focused directly on traveler, had gone on to say that the decision
The number of Covid-19 cases, lis during Muharram. “So, we suggest Unfortunately, due to this negligence, rather than on other metrics”. was “political” and not led by scien-
which surpassed 5,000 last week, has to the masses to strictly adhere to the 216 doctors have died due to Covid-19 He proposed a three-pronged tific data.
declined by around 20pc. SOPs,” the official said. — 75 each in Punjab and Sindh, 56 in approach — including a “valid proof Britain, however, has attributed
The NCOC data showed that 86 Meanwhile, the NCOC issued KP, six in Balochistan, three in Azad of having received a WHO (World the move to a “combination of dete-
deaths and 3,884 cases were reported recommendations for Muharram, say- Jammu and Kashmir and one in Gilgit- Health Organization) approved Co- riorating epidemiological situation,
in a single day and the number of ac- ing that all processions and Majalis Baltistan. Besides, 31 paramedics have vid-19 vaccine, a PCR (polymerase combined with low testing rates and
tive cases stood at 84,427 on August should be held in accordance with the died of coronavirus,” he said. chain reaction) test (72 hours prior limited genomic surveillance” in
10. The national positivity was esti- SOPs. There should be arrangements “In these circumstances, we sug- to departure) and a rapid antigen Pakistan.
mated at 7.84pc. of thermal scanning, every participant gest that doctors should always adopt test at the airport, pre-departure” — In a statement issued by the
An official of the Ministry of Na- should wear a mask and ensure social SOPs to ensure their own protection. as a measure to curb the risk of virus UK Department of Health and So-
tional Health Services (NHS), request- distancing. Hand sanitizers should be Nobody should think that getting a spread through travel instead of the cial Care — also shared by Mazari
ing not to be named, said the Sindh provided. vaccine jab minimizes the need to fol- British government’s traffic light sys- on Twitter — the British authorities
government had played a major role in It is suggested to avoid Majalis at low SOPs, so wear mask and put face tem. maintained that the aforementioned
the fall of the number of cases. homes and hold them at halls having shield while examining your patients The UK operates a traffic light factors present “a high risk that an
“Unfortunately, cases were dou- proper ventilation. and wash hands after examining each system for international travel, with outbreak of a new variant, or exist-
bling in a fortnight and Karachi was The PMA, a representative body patient. The principle of ‘No mask, no people from low-risk countries rated ing VoC (variants of concern), will
the most hit city. However, the imposi- of doctors, has expressed concern over entry’ should be strictly implemented green for quarantine-free travel, me- not be identified before it is import-
tion of lockdown by the Sindh govern- the death of nine doctors during the at clinics,” Dr Sajjad said. dium risk countries rated amber and ed to the UK”.

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