How Pakistanis cope with government’s coronavirus measures?

A man holds his daughter as a health official checks her body temperature amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at Peshawar railway station in Peshawar on March 17, 2020. (AFP)
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Updated 19 March 2020
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How Pakistanis cope with government’s coronavirus measures?

  • Residents of Islamabad say government taking necessary steps to deal with the contagion
  • Some believe the number of infections are higher than reported

ISLAMABAD: Following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s televised address on Tuesday wherein he said that the nation would collectively win the war against the dreaded coronavirus, people on the streets of Islamabad welcomed the measures taken by the government to contain the spread of the contagion.

Taking health safety precautions, Arab News asked the residents of the capital if they were aware of the advice issued by the authorities and if they were satisfied with the federation’s decision to shut down most public places and ban large gatherings amid a surge in the number of infected cases.

Most people exhibited a degree of awareness about the situation, though a few were also skeptical of the official figures reported by the government about the number of those testing positive in the country.

Arab News has more in this video report.