The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has decided to impose more sanctions in view of the growing number of cases following the third wave of corona epidemic in the country.
Federal Minister for Planning and Chairman of the NCOC Asad Omar tweeted briefly about the NCOC meeting on social networking site Twitter today.
"At the NCOC meeting this morning, we have decided to increase the sanctions on Corona," Asad Omar said.
"The number of positive cases of corona virus in the country has risen sharply," he said.
The NCOC chairman further said that strict instructions have been issued to the provinces and the Islamabad administration to implement the SOPs.
Asad Omar said that he has also directed to crack down on those who do not implement SOPs.
The NCOC meeting is underway but no further details were provided.
It may be recalled that during the last 24 hours, 1863 people were diagnosed with the virus in the province while 8 patients died while the total number of cases in the province is 199,040 and the number of deaths is 5,982.
Last week alone, a two-week lockdown was imposed in seven cities of Punjab province in view of the spread of the virus. In addition, all educational institutions in these cities were already given spring break.
In view of the spread of the virus, the federal government had announced the re-imposition of various restrictions and the closure of educational institutions in various cities from March 15 to March 28.
In addition, a two-week ban on wedding ceremonies, sports activities and gatherings is likely to be imposed in various cities, including Lahore, the capital of Punjab province.
It may be recalled that the earlier meeting of the NCOC had expressed grave concern over the rising trend of cases and deaths.
The NCOC had expressed concern over code 19 cases and deaths in the country, saying the epidemic had increased by 5% in all major cities.
The Minister for Planning and Development had appealed to the citizens to be cautious in the light of the third wave of epidemics.
The first two cases of corona virus in Pakistan came to light on February 26, 2020, one in Karachi and the other in Gilgit-Baltistan.
However, the easing of sanctions began in April, which was greatly relaxed during Ramadan and Eid in May, leading to an epidemic in Pakistan in June, with more than 6,000 daily cases. Were
The spread of the virus began to decline in July and normalcy resumed in August, after which educational institutions reopened in September after six months.
However, a second wave of the virus emerged in October and later in November 2020, forcing the government to close educational institutions again at the end of November, with various restrictions imposed.
