Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has asked the public not to consider projections about the rise of Covid-19 cases being made by experts "the last word", saying they are only estimates.

"At this stage, it is uncertain whether these figures based on different scenarios and assumptions are true or not," he said, adding that the government is keeping a close eye on the evolving situation.

He was apparently alluding to a report submitted by the government to the Supreme Court in which Covid-19 cases in Pakistan are projected to rise sharply over the next 20 days.

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