The National Command and Operations Centre chief and Minister for Planning Asad Umar revealed that it has been decided to increase restrictions on activities contributing to a sharp increase in corona-virus cases.
After a meeting of the forum, the minister said in a tweet, “The provincial and ICT administration were also directed to tighten implementation of SOPs and crackdown on violations which are taking place.”
The NCOC met today to take major decisions aimed at containing the unabated spread of corona-virus pandemic, as the third wave of the disease intensified.
According to the data issued by the NCOC, Pakistan reported 3,669 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s Covid-19 tally to 630,471.
The country’s death toll climbed to 13,863 after 20 people succumbed to the deadly disease, while 1,686 patients recovered from the virus in a day taking total recoveries to 583,538.
It was reported that the NCOC would also consider a proposal to close schools that were open for examinations. The sources said that violations of the SOPs were being reported in most of the schools, where examinations were being conducted. Another proposal that was to be discussed in the NCOC pertained to the shopkeepers not complying with the SOPs.
shops. However, the NCOC is likely to decide what action to be taken in case of violation of the SOPs in the markets.
