


A total of 286,674 confirmed cases, including 16,475 active, 6,139 deaths, and 264,060 (92%) recoveries were reported. According to global statistics, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country remained remarkably lower than the expected number for the first 169 days, as compared to other countries. The government of Pakistan has also taken many preventive measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, such as rapid response by governance, continuous monitoring of the pandemic spread in the affected areas, and integration of resources from multiple sectors, including health, education, defense, and media. Many preventive measures have been adopted worldwide to mitigate its spread. It has affected more than 4.5 million people, and around 0.3 million deaths have been reported globally. It has rapidly spread over 216 countries, including the USA, UK, Europe, Russia, and many Asian countries. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in China (Wuhan) at the end of 2019. 8Department of Civil Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Pakistan.7Construction Engineering and Management Department, National University of Sciences and Technology, Risalpur, Pakistan.6Management Studies Department, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.5School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.4School of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.3School of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.2Key Laboratory of China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) for Respiratory Drug Research, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.1College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Institute of Construction Project Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.Ahsan Nawaz 1 *, Xing Su 1 *, Muhammad Qasim Barkat 2, Sana Asghar 3, Ali Asad 4, Farwa Basit 5, Shahid Iqbal 6, Hafiz Zahoor 7 and Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah 8
