Businesses will be closed two days a week, shops will be open until 8 pm, indoor dining will be closed, 50 percent staff will be allowed in offices and 50 percent passengers will be allowed in public transport. The new restrictions will be applicable from August 3 to August 31. Media instructions of Federal Minister Asad Omar
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar has said that business will be closed two days a week, shops will be allowed to open till 8 pm, indoor dining will be closed, 50 percent of passengers will be allowed in public transport, in offices. 50% of the staff will work, the new restrictions will apply from August 3 to August 31. He said in a media briefing after the NCOC meeting that there is a strong realization that sanctions have a big impact on our weaker sections. Yes, that’s why we developed the Smart Lockdown strategy.
Under this policy, we succeeded in the first three waves. The epidemic has increased rapidly in recent days, the number of cases is also increasing, some decisions have been taken with the permission of the Prime Minister. He said that the new restrictions would be applicable in Karachi, Hyderabad, Abbottabad, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, and Mirpur, Skardu, and Gilgit, Pindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, and Multan.
He had allowed indoors and marriage halls for vaccination people but it is not possible to check who has a vaccination. We have banned there, outdoor will be allowed. Timing has also been reduced from 12 to 10 o’clock. They are going to close down indoor dining in restaurants, re-open public transport to 50%, and 50% of staff will also work in offices.
The provinces have decided to have two holidays a week, two days a week. On the other hand, 40 more people died from the fourth wave of Coronavirus in a single day across the country while 4,858 new cases have been reported. According to figures released by the Center (NCOC), 4,858 more cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, with another 40 people losing their lives despite the lethal pandemic.
Across the country, the corona positive case rate was 8.61% while in Karachi it was around 23%. As per the NCOC, 56,414 crown tests were led on August 1, and 4,858 individuals tried positive for coronavirus the number of deaths from corona in the country has ascended to 23,462 and the absolute number of cases has reached 1,039,965. During the last 24 hours, 1,316 patients across the country have recovered from this contagious disease, bringing the total number of those who have recovered to 943,020. The number of active cases of corona in the country has reached 73,213. Has arrived
