Staff Reporter
Ameer Uddin Medical College Principal Prof. Dr. Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar has said that the data of World Health Organization (WHO) on the Corona Epidemic is an eye opener for all of us and we need to take maximum precautions, keeping in view past experiences and learning from the situation facing other countries, especially with regard to the second and new phase of Corona. He added that we must be prepared collectively and individually to perform are duties in this regard. Quoting young doctors, he said that there could be research on various aspects of the situation before and after Covid-19 and we should participate more in this research.
Prof. Al-freed, talking to the media, said on Covid-19 that there is no doubt that in the fact due to the strategy of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team, Pakistan has outperformed as compare to 209 countries and in the region and Corona’s epidemic was fought in the best possible way by giving new term of soft lockdown which was introduced to keep the economy afloat along with precautionary measures. He said it was satisfactory that even in the face of neighboring India the death toll from Corona in Pakistan is very low.
He added that doctors, nurses and paramedical staff faced a very different and unexpected situation in which patients as well as their own lives were in great danger and they had to sacrifice their lives as well.
Talking about the technical conditions of Corona, Prof. Al-freed Zafar emphasized that so far children and women have been relatively less affected by this epidemic while older people and especially patients with high blood pressure and diabetes were at higher risk. He said that we have to take this situation seriously and formulate our strategy by reviewing the published reports of international organizations including WHO. Principal PGMI said that it is not possible for any Government to deal with this epidemic like Corona alone, it is necessary to create awareness in every citizen and we have to fulfill our responsibilities in all circumstances in this regard. He expressed the hope that if the citizens demonstrated the attitude which has been observed in the past, then In Sha Allah the new stage of Corona will be dealt in a good way also.
