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Impact of Lockdown on COVID-19 Affected People-Analysis in Pakistan by the Year 2020

Muhammad Ghafoor

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 44–51 · Published 31 Jul 2023

10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i2287

Abstract

Objective: The study has been carried to find impact of lockdown on spread of COVID-19 by evaluating number of affected cases in lockdown and post-lockdown period. The study was conducted to analyse whether lockdown has limited spread of disease or otherwise. Methods: The study has been conducted retrospectively between 23rd March 2020 to 12th November 2020 on number of affected cases reported in Daily Jang Newspaper of Pakistan. Since lockdown period was 47 days, therefore data was collected in multiple of 47 days to evaluate results in lockdown and post lock down period. Results: Immediately after lockdown data has shown an increase in percentage (47.04), increase of affected cases (531.46), growth factor (6.31) and frequency of distribution (164244). Lower incidence was observed in lockdown with a number of 26010 bearing percentage of 7.45. Conclusion: The lockdown has limited spread of new viral disease (SARS-CoV-2) with reduced number of affected cases and huge increase in number of cases were observed immediately after lockdown. The number of affected cases were found to be subsequently reduced unless start of second phase of pandemic. On removing limitations due to lock down growth factor and frequency of distribution also indicate higher incidence of new viral disease.

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