In a detailed study of 200 countries, Switzerland has been found to be the safest place on earth to escape the ongoing coronavirus pandemic while Pakistan is no longer among the 100 safest places, falling down to the 148th rank — amongst the riskiest group of countries.
India ranks 56th in the COVID-19 ranking by Deep Knowledge Group. The first tier comprises a list of 20 most safe countries while those in the fourth tier are amongst the riskiest lot.
The study focuses on nations and their safety capability against the pandemic.
Top 10 safest countries from coronavirus:
1) Switzerland
2) Germany
3) Israel
4) Singapore
5) Japan
6) Austria
7) China
8) Australia
9) New Zealand
10) South Korea
The United States (US), which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, was ranked 58th on the list.
By the time this report was filed, Pakistan had a total number of 113,702 COVID-19 cases with at least 2,255 deaths.
Punjab had the most number of infections (43,460) with Sindh trailing behind at 41,303 cases. The number of infections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan and Islamabad stood at 14,527, 7,031 and 5,963, respectively. Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) had a total 974 cases while the number in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) stood at 444.
