A public-health team compares reports from the 2020 COVID-19 emergency in Karachi, Gilgit-Baltistan and rural Punjab. The reports mention lockdowns, the Ehs...
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A public-health team compares reports from the 2020 COVID-19 emergency in Karachi, Gilgit-Baltistan and rural Punjab. The reports mention lockdowns, the Ehsaas cash programme, limited hospital beds and disagreements about closing markets. The team wants to evaluate what the pandemic reveals about the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistan's state by 2022.
(a) Identify the disease that caused the 2020 global pandemic. [1]
(b) Describe two actions taken in Pakistan to limit the effects of the pandemic. [2]
(c) Explain two reasons why controlling the disease was difficult in Pakistan. [4]
Answer Details
(a) COVID-19 / coronavirus disease. [1] (b) Any two: lockdowns or smart lockdowns; testing and tracing; vaccination programme; public health messages; Ehsaas emergency cash support; closure of schools/large gatherings. [2] (c) Any four: crowded housing made distancing difficult; many workers depended on daily wages; hospital capacity and oxygen supplies were limited; misinformation reduced compliance; rural areas had weaker health access; federal and provincial coordination could be difficult. [4]
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