Pakistani perspective, preparation and response to COVID-19: A review

ABSTRACT

The recent 2020 emerging infection of COVID-19 was initiated from Wuhan China. At first, it spread around China and now reached more than 213 countries around the globe including Pakistan. The nurses and doctors play an important role before and during the pandemics, nursing plays a leading role in preparation for the outbreak. The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 are very similar to respiratory diseases. Every day the number of laboratory-confirmed cases associated with deaths increasing regularly in different countries around the world. Natural infections of coronavirus are seven (229E, NL63, OC43, HKUI, SARS, MERS and COVID-19). Out of seven four are mild upper respiratory infection, and SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and COVID-19 are known for their high mortality rate. Among them, COVID-19 is an emerging viral infection responsible for pandemics. Fortunately, the mortality rate of COVID-19 is low as compared to SARS and MERS, the majority of cases are recovered in almost all the countries. The death rate toll of COVID-19 is high even after its mortality because COVID-19 causes a pandemic, while the other can't. Currently, COVID-19 influenced a large segment of the world population, which let to public health emergencies around the world, and an international concern, putting all the health organizations to high alert. The present review is on preparation, response, general continent, virology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis, treatment and control of COVID-19 regarding Pakistan.