COVID-19 case emergence rate still low in Pakistan: Dr Faisal.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister's Focal Person on Coronavirus Dr Faisal Sultan Thursday said that due to effective disease control strategy and government's prompt steps, COVID-19 cases' emergence rate was still low in the country, against the global figures.

Dr Faisal Sultan, in a briefing on COVID-19, said still there were threats of spread of the disease and asked the citizens to continue following protective measures as per health officials' directions to stem the increase in Coronavirus cases.

He said that despite reporting of new cases in different parts of the country there was a capacity to manage the situation and best possible services were being provided at hospitals for corona patients.

He said that the number of testing capacity was also being increased day by day due to which new cases were being detected in different areas. He however said that there was sufficient availability of ventilators, medical equipment and health staff at hospitals.

He said that the government was gradually improving its health system with best possible preparedness plan and training of health professionals. He added decisions were made on daily basis keeping in view the prevailing situation with the inputs from international and local health experts.

He said that all possible measures were being adopted to control COVID-19 to avoid further load on already overburdened health system of the country.

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