Covid-19 not taken seriously in Pakistan: Scholars.

KARACHI -- Official authorities facing problems in taking mitigation measures against Covid-19 due myths spreading among the masses regarding the coronavirus and its vaccinations.

In such a scenario, there is a need to create awareness about Covid-19 as well as change the public's perception at the grassroots level by educating them regarding coronavirus and its impact on human lives and the importance of vaccinations and social distancing to combat the epidemic situation.

These views were expressed by the scholars during the two-day long workshop and group discussion on 'Corona Myth Buster' which was jointly organized by the Department of Microbiology University of Karachi and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to address common myths prevailing in society about Covid-19 infection and its vaccines here at the ORIC Training Hall located in the old computer science building on Thursday .

Dr Sadia Saeed of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said that the two-day long activity aimed to understand the perception of people in Pakistan about Covid-19 and to educate them about the deadly disease.

According to her, false news was also spread about the coronavirus vaccine in different parts of society. 'Due to the lack of awareness, the coronavirus was not being taken as seriously as it is in Pakistan. There is a need to take it seriously and we...

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