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Published 17 Dec, 2020 11:20pm

Health experts blame ‘politicisation’ of Covid-19 for confusion in Pakistan

Health experts accuse both the government and the opposition of “politicising” the Covid-19 pandemic, which they say has created a “widespread confusion” among the general public about the disease.

“The government and the opposition have politicised a pure health issue, sending conflicting messages to the general public about the disease,” Dr Rana Jawad Asghar, an Islamabad-based epidemiologist told Anadolu Agency.

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