Open AccessCOVID-19 future challenges; ease in lockdown, fragile health sector
Author(s) -
Mahvish Kabir,
Bilal Javed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan biomedical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-2798
pISSN - 2709-278X
DOI - 10.54393/pbmj.v5i1.104
Subject(s) - covid-19 , unemployment , government (linguistics) , health sector , austerity , business , economics , economic growth , development economics , economic policy , political science , health services , environmental health , medicine , virology , population , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , politics , law
COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are increasing exponentially since last couple of days with over 50,000 infected individuals and over 1000 deaths [1]. Furthermore government has eased the lock down as Pakistan is facing serious economic crisis. A 4% GDP loss is predicted in economy due to disruptions in business activities. Government has also announced a reduction in budget goals for financial year 2020 and 2021. This ease in lockdown is a desperate effort to support collapsing economy and reducing unemployment.Government statistics are predicting many deaths due to hunger if lockdown prolongs