With the coronavirus "outbreak" progressing into "internal transmission" and upon us, most Pakistanis are moving from a fatalist position to the adaab and elbow bump.

However, they are still refusing to stop mingling altogether. Concerned by this, the country's top infectious disease specialist, Dr Faisal Mahmood, says it is incumbent upon every Pakistani to practice social distancing.

Yet most citizens continue to live as they did a few weeks ago and continue going about their daily businesses. Of course many gyms and parks have closed down but the current measures are still not enough with some arguing for curfews and forced social separation as the only effective way to stem the spread of coronavirus.

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