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ISLAMABAD: Head of infectious diseases at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Dr. Nasim Akhtar has warned that lifting COVID-19 lockdown in Pakistan may worsen the situation again in the country.
In light of a decreasing number of coronavirus infections across the country, the government decided to lift restrictions, which were imposed to curb the spread of the virus.
Different restrictions imposed in March, including the closure of schools, marriage halls, cinemas, international and domestic flights, helped the country bring down the death toll and the recovery rate to over 85 percent.
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