COVID-19 in Pakistan: A national analysis of five pandemic waves.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic showed distinct waves where cases ebbed and flowed. While each country had slight, nuanced differences, lessons from each wave with country-specific details provides important lessons for prevention, understanding medical outcomes and the role of vaccines. This paper compares key characteristics from the five different COVID-19 waves in Pakistan.

Methods

Data was sourced from daily national situation reports (Sitreps) prepared by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in Islamabad. We use specific criteria to define COVID-19 waves. The start of each COVID-19 wave is marked by the day of the lowest number of daily cases preceding a sustained increase, while the end is the day with the lowest number of cases following a 7-days decline,

SUBMITTER: Ahmad T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10756537 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature