Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the government expects the number of local COVID-19 cases to peak by the end of this month (May) or early next month (June); for which it is formulating new policies accordingly, a news source reported.
Qureshi was chairing a meeting with the Pakistani community residing in Saudi Arabia through a video link. He said that the government cannot continue indefinitely with the ongoing lockdown because no one can predict how long it will last. A session of the National Assembly has also been convened to discuss coronavirus situation, he said.
The minster explained that currently the government’s policies are dictated by stopping the spread of the COVID-19 cases while keeping the economy running – which is why a complete lockdown cannot persist.
Furthermore, he said that nearly 3.8 million people have been infected by the coronavirus contagion across the globe. In Pakistan that number is 22,000 – of which 500 have lost their lives.
