COVID-19 Pandemic “Challenges to Overcome”
Journal Title: Journal of Pakistan Orthopaedic Association - Year 2020, Vol 32, Issue 03
Abstract
COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China on 17th November 2019 and since then it has affected 2,76,15,676 people worldwide, with 8,98,426 deaths.1 WHO declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency on 30th Jan 2020 and a global pandemic.2 Pakistan reported its first corona virus infected case on 26th Feb. 2020.3Since then the number of affected people in Pakistan increased exponentially reaching a figure of 2,98,509 confirmed cases on 5th September 2020.4
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Nayyar Qayyum*
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