Islamabad (HRNW) Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of a countrywide lockdown amid coronavirus’s spread in Pakistan, saying that the country lacks the resources to feed daily wage workers for two weeks.
“I would have gone for a lockdown if our situation was like Italy, China or Spain’s,” he said while addressing the nation on Sunday.
The PM warned that a total suspension of business would take a toll on the daily wage workers since “25% of the total population lies below the line of poverty”.
Giving the example of China, where the virus appears to be in control, the PM said Pakistan can’t afford a similar complete lockdown.
The PM has advised those showing symptoms to go into self-quarantine.
He also warned the nation to not panic due to the rise of cases of the virus because that mass hysteria, he says, will bring more problems.
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