Less compliance of mask use, physical distancing may cause Covid-19 resurgence

According to an analysis of Pakistan’s Covid-19 response that has recently been published in an international journal Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, there is continued need for strong technical and programmatic oversight, linked to civil society engagement and working with religious scholars to ensure compliance with preventive strategies including wearing face masks and physical distancing. The analysis — ‘Balancing science and public policy in Pakistan’s Covid-19 response’ — is contributed by a group of experts associated with the Institute of Global Health and Development at the Aga Khan University, among others. The review was undertaken with the help of available national and sub-national epidemiological information on Covid-19 cases and deaths in Pakistan, including projection models available to the government at an early stage of the pandemic.