Lahore: PSA Philippines Consultancy Inc Director for Business Intelligence Greg Wyatt suggested during a webinar on Wednesday that the Philippines should consider replicating Pakistan’s strategy for combating the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — a news source reported.
Wyatt, whose company is a renowned business risk consultancy firm, stated that due to Pakistan’s ‘smart lockdown’ strategies, the country had seen a significant decline in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. He added that if anyone was looking for an example of the right strategy, there was a lot to learn from Pakistan, since the issues faced by the two countries were quite similar — with both nations having large populations, growth inequality, and limited healthcare infrastructure.
Despite all those factors, Pakistan has strategically managed to reduce its daily coronavirus cases. More importantly, the task has been performed by focusing on localised lockdowns instead of country-wide ones, as well as targeted testing.
