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ISLAMABAD
The National Coordination Committee (NCC) will meet here on Monday (today) to decide whether to ease or extend the lockdown restrictions imposed in the country.
The meeting will be attended by all four chief ministers, federal ministers, chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the provincial health ministers.
The NCC, in its last meeting on May 7, had decided to extend the lockdown till May 31. However, markets and shopping malls were opened for the public, with standard operating procedures (SOPs), on the directives of the Supreme Court.
Earlier, National Command and Operation Centre on Saturday sought feedback of provinces to finalise the recommendations for opening some more sectors of the economy halted due to Covid-19 outbreak. The meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar analysed the long- and short-term strategy on Covid-19.
The NCOC recommended that the educational institutions should be kept closed till August and the marriage halls should only be allowed with limited number of guests, one dish and strict compliance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
The forum emphasised the need to revise its communication strategy for better messaging and creating awareness among public on the Covid-19
