Pakistan last week announced that spread of the more contagious British strain had triggered a third wave of the pandemic, closed schools, and reintroduced some restrictions in the densely populated cities, reported news agency DPA.
“We now think the situation is heading to worse (sic),” said Asad Umar, a federal minister who is leading the country’s response to the pandemic.
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