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Coronavirus: 20% of humanity under lock down

KARACHI: 20% of world’s population is currently under lockdown as governments attempt to contain the menace of Coronavirus Pandemic world over.

While Pakistan has called the Army-in to restrain people from emerging out of their abodes, India too has imposed lockdown to force people practice social distancing. Similarly, in New Zealand too a 4-week lockdown has been ordered.

Italy. that had seen more deaths than China [mostly due to: i) its aging population; ii) initially it did not take the malady seriously and continued the fun and frolic as usual].  has been on a 14-day lockdown.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.