'72% Pakistanis believe Covid-19 not man-made'

President Alvi urges masses to implement SOPs, keep social distancing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis are the strongest believers in the world that coronavirus is not being spread deliberately, according to a survey report published in the British weekly The Economist in its latest edition and shared by President Dr Arif Alvi on his Twitter handle on Saturday.

According to the survey, conducted in March this year, around 72% of the Pakistani samples believed that no foreign force was spreading the virus deliberately rather it was something that emerged naturally. Only 23% believed in the deliberate spread of the coronavirus, it added.

The survey was conducted in 28 countries, representing all regions of the world, including Switzerland, Germany, the UK, the USA, Japan, India, Malaysia, Russia, France, Italy, Korea, Turkey and others.

In his tweet, the president urged the countrymen to believe in and implement the anti-virus SOPs, just like the way they believed that the virus was not spread deliberately. “If we believe in reality, we must believe [and] implement [the] SOPs. Wear masks, wash hands [and] keep the social distance. Every one of us,” the president advised.

If you see dark blue 'No' column in survey below it shows Pakistanis were highest believers in the world that Coronavirus is not being deliberately spread. If we believe in reality, we must believe & implement SOPs. Wear masks, wash hands & keep social distance. Every one of us. pic.twitter.com/8I3RS4yuQg

— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) June 6, 2020