PM Khan praises NCOC after Pakistan ranked among top countries for handling COVID-19
Pakistan has managed to handle the double crisis of COVID-19 and a struggling economy, a new report has revealed.
The Economist ranked Pakistan among the best performing countries for handling the coronavirus pandemic. The publication’s normalcy index tracks the progress of 50 countries’ return to pre-pandemic life on the basis of eight indicators classified into three categories.
Each country is scored out of 100 on the index, where Pakistan’s current score is 84.4. This tracker is updated every week. At present, the top-ranked country on the index is Hong Kong followed by New Zealand while Pakistan ranked third.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated the National Command and Operation Center, Ehsaas Team and State Bank of Pakistan for effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic as
“Congratulations to NCOC members, Ehsaas team & State Bank of Pakistan for effective response to Covid-19 pandemic; and above all thanks to the mercy of Almighty Allah” said PM Khan in a tweet.
China is ranked 19th with a score of 72.9 and India is ranked 48 with a score of 46.5.