Why Covid-19 continues to be a real threat for Pakistan's older population
A health official takes a swab sample from an elderly woman to test for Covid-19. PHOTO: AFP Why Covid-19 continues to be a real threat for Pakistan’s older population The impression that we have been somehow spared by the pandemic is simply false As of February 19, 2021, according to the , Pakistan had 568,506 confirmed cases of cornavrius, and 12,527 total deaths since the pandemic first arrived in the country. In the 24 hours preceding February 19 th, 1,245 new cases and 40 deaths were recorded. A total of 531,840 positive Covid-19 cases have recovered and about 1,626 cases are in crit...