Virus spreading at exponential rate'.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said that the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading at an exponential rate and its peak period can be curtailed through a collective resolve for following the standard operating procedures (SOPs).

He said the enforcement of SOPs was a failed strategy in a heavy populated country like Pakistan where most of the people were poor and daily wagers. However, through collective resolve the people could be persuaded to observe the guidelines to avoid being infected from the deadly virus, he said while talking to a private news channel.

The minister said the coronavirus took two to three months to reach its peak point...

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