Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Review of Observed Global Responses on Pandemic Situation and Guideline for Pakistan

Coronavirus Global Responses on Pandemic Situation

Abstract

December 2019 unfolded a nameless virus, later on called COVID-19. Initially, it emerged in Chinese city of Wuhan, subsequently spread across the globe unabatedly in a short span of time. Globally, different
countries respond to this pandemic situation differently through their strategies to control this pandemic. United States, European countries, and Iran refuted this pandemic situation and come up with
less effective coping strategies that resulted in undesirable consequences. Initially, in pandemic crisis these countries remained victims of skepticism. Consequently, owing to delayed response towards
COVID-19 pandemic they landed in chaos. On the other hand, obliged by the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic, China and Taiwan adopted rapid response to combat the virus. China and Taiwan's effective
containment of COVID-19 pandemic can be attributed to their past experiences of combating pandemics: “Asian flu” in 1957, “Hong Kong flu” in 1968, “Russian flu” in 1977, and “SARS-CoV” from 2002-2004. This review study comparatively summarizes global control and prevention strategies in combating COVID-19. It also brings into spotlight Pakistan's response towards the pandemic and lessons that global strategies hold in effective containment of COVID-19 pandemic.