Islamabad, Dec 26 (PTI) Pakistan’s health authorities appear to be ill-prepared to stop the arrival of the new coronavirus variant in the country, which is spreading fast in some countries including China, a media report said on Monday.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) says that the situation is being closely monitored but according to the Dawn newspaper there have been no measures at the airports, such as rapid testing and screening of inbound travellers, to detect positive Covid-19 cases.
NCOC member Dr Shahzad Ali Khan said it was uncertain how the new variants would behave in Pakistan since “viruses behave differently in different environments”, the report said.
