ISLAMABAD : The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Wednesday directed the provinces to ensure compliance of wearing of face masks and other standard operating procedures (SOPs) against Covid-19 particularly in markets, shopping malls, public transport and restaurants.
According to media reports , the members of NCOC met in Islamabad with Minister for Planning Asad Umar in the chair.
The forum has decided that weaning of face mask is mandatory both in government and private offices. The meeting was briefed that the positivity ratio of coronavirus cases has increased in eleven major cities of the country.
At present, four thousand three hundred and seventy-four smart lockdowns have been imposed across the country.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 14 deaths in last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 330,200. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,759.
As per latest figures by the NCOC, 825 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
