Fourth wave of Covid-19 may hit Pakistan in July : Asad Umar

The Federal Minister for Planning, Asad Umar has warned that fourth wave of Covid-19 may hit Pakistan in July, on Friday (today).

According to the federal minister, fourth wave of corona virus could hit Pakistan in July if SOPs wouldnt be followed.

Taking it to Twitter, Asad said “in the absence of strong SOP enforcement and continued strong vaccination program, the 4th wave could emerge in Pakistan in July.”

Reviewed the artificial intelligence based disease modeling analysis today in NCOC . In the absence of strong SOP enforcement and continued strong vaccination program, the 4th wave could emerge in Pakistan in July. Please adhere to sop's and vaccinate as soon as possible.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) June 25, 2021

He further added “Please adhere to sop’s and vaccinate as soon as possible.”

The third COVID-19 wave which hit the country in February proved deadlier than previous ones. During the third wave, the number of active cases in Pakistan crossed the 50,000 mark on March 31.