The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to re-impose lockdown restrictions in Islamabad as a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The federal district administration issued a notification of the application of the new restrictions.
On the other hand, the use of masks in public and other places has been made mandatory.
Covid-19 in Pakistan:
According to the details, Pakistan on Thursday recorded 53 more deaths related to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,377.
As per the latest NCOC statistics, 2,258 infections have reported in a single day taking the national tally of confirmed cases to 597,497.
The total count of active cases is 17,628. In the past 24 hours;
as many as 1,276 patients have recovered from the virus.
So far 566,492 people in the country have been recovered from the virus since the outbreak.
Pakistan reported more than 2,000 virus cases for the first time since January.
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The government, in view of the declining trend of Covid-19 cases prevailing in the country; had earlier relaxed a number of restrictions on commercial activities and official work on Feb 24.
However, expressing concern over the government’s decision to relax Covid-19 related restrictions; the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) had on March 4 warned that the coronavirus situation may worsen in the country as the vaccination campaign was moving at a slow pace.
It also suggested that the restrictions shouldn’t lift till 70 percent of the country’s population vaccinate against coronavirus.
As cases began rising drastically since then; the NCOC on Wednesday (March 10)
re-imposed a number of restrictions that had in force in the country prior to Feb 24.
The center announced a two-week spring vacation in educational institutions in major cities; whereas Balochis¬tan and Sindh were suggested to limit attendance to 50pc.
It decided to continue smart lockdowns and micro smart lockdowns, and re-enforce 50pc work from home policy and the time limit of 10 pm on all commercial activities with immediate effect.
Amusement parks will close at 6 pm and strict compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) will continue across the board.
The writer is Freelancer, associated with Medical Profession ,working towards PhD in Healthcare Management.