The News International while citing the official sources from the health department has claimed that Pakistan may experience the fifth wave of Covid-19 in the mid of February 2022.
It stated that the daily detection of around 3,000-4,000 cases per day as community transmission of Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 or Coronavirus has started in the major cities of Pakistan, especially in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad where so far 75 people were found infected with the Variant of Concern (VoC), officials warned on Tuesday.
“Transmission of Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 has started in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad and we fear the rise of Covid-19 cases all over the country in the coming two weeks.
Pakistan may experience the fifth wave of the Covid-19 in the middle of February 2022 with a number of daily cases rising to 3,000 to 4,000,” an official of the National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination (NHS,R&C) told The News.
