国际英语资讯:Pakistani PM calls for social distancing amid coronavirus spread
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 20-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Imran">Imran</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precautionary">precautionary</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Islamabad">Islamabad</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burdening">burdening</span> <span word="them">them</span>. "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> 4 <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="hospitalization">hospitalization</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="spreads">spreads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="menace">menace</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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