This was regardless of the massive pressure from the media and the elite for a complete shutdown of the country. [...] On March 23, the government and military mutually decided to deploy troops for the effective enforcement and implementation of lockdowns in the country, including all four provinces along with the AJK, GB and in the line of control (LoC) areas. [...] This is not to say that demographics are the only factor, as a plethora of factors go into how the virus has acted in any geography, but it is a main indicator of the success of the fight against the pandemic. [...] If the proportion of the population that is immune to the disease is greater than the threshold proportion, the spread of the disease will drop. [...] Similarly, the federal body responsible for screening and quarantining at the 19 main points of entry into the country (an early step in curbing the spread of the pandemic), is the Central Health Establishment (CHE).
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