Impoverished Pakistanis cannot survive under lockdown any longer, PM Imran Khan says. FMTNews Lockdown Covid19 Pakistan
Women in Peshawar wait to receive free food during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown.
“We’re deciding that we are ending this lockdown now,” Khan said in a televised address on Thursday. “We know that we’re doing it at a time when our curve is going up … but it is not edging up as we were expecting.” The government’s handling of the virus has been strongly criticised by scientists and doctors who fear the outbreak will gather pace among a population of more than 200 million and overwhelm the country’s struggling health system.
A decision to reopen intercity transport and railways will be taken later, while schools will stay closed until July 15, Umar said.
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