Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health, has said that the second wave of corona virus has started in the country and further tightening of sanctions seems inevitable. At the local level, the focus of sanctions will be mostly on statistics and Reduce the working hours of our work and other events.
Addressing a press conference, Dr. Faisal Sultan said that the second wave of corona virus has started gradually as we look at our statistics every day, it is becoming clear that at one stage a few days before today, the number of cases was 400. Or it was close to 500. At present, the number of such cases has increased to 700 and 750 per day. In addition, the number of deaths from corona has also increased. The positive test rate has been less than 2% for several weeks. He said that it is also clear that as a nation we are not doing the restrictions and precautions we should be taking to stop the spread of this epidemic. Are necessary.
Dr. Faisal Sultan said that now that we are in a situation where it seems necessary to tighten some restrictions or tighten some restrictions, we will start our approach at the local level, in the cities and districts where the rate of the disease. There will be more attention, we have to try to find out if we have restrictions or what we are thinking about, such that where the spread of the disease is highest and the severity of the disease is more visible, more attention is paid, all things. Are under consideration and will initially request the local administration to ensure that SOPs are being violated and that those who do not comply be subject to additional penalties, which may include fines or similar.
He said the use of masks was necessary in crowded and cramped areas, whether it was in shops, public transport, buses, weddings or other celebrations where large numbers of people were gathered in cramped spaces. It will be based on statistics and it is possible to reduce the working hours of our work and other events. Consultations and discussions are underway in this regard. It will be a gradual process and we will take it in stages for which the provinces. Consultations are also underway within the local administration and the NCOC. In the next few days, we will see clear and concrete guidelines in this regard. In addition, we are working on another procedure under which our citizens will also be able to They will be able to report the non-implementation on Monday, for which a hotline or procedure will be provided so that any action can be taken at the administrative level.
Expressing concern over the increase in cases of corona virus, Dr. Faisal Sultan said that strictures and restrictions are difficult so no government wants to do it but we think that now is the time to take it very seriously. Consider and give more details after consulting all the provinces in this regard. I hope that if we adopt these things and continue to follow this precaution as we have been doing for the last several months. We will take the second wave back and overcome this challenge.
