Recommendations on virus response have gone unheard almost every time, officials say

As cases continue to spike, government authorities have failed to take strong measures and abide by the suggestions based on data and investigations.

For two months now, the Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre has been generating the heat map of the country’s coronavirus daily cases. Based on the data provided by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, the technical staff at the centre update the heat map, identifying red zones and emerging hotspots. The map is then shared with ministry officials and higher authorities for devising a plan of action.