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\u201cOnly outdoor marriages allowed with upper limit of 1,000 persons,\u201d says NCOC notification
\nmonitoring desk
\nIslamabad
\nIndoor weddings have been banned in Pakistan in the latest coronavirus restrictions imposed by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).
\nAccording to a notification issued on Friday, major cities with \u201chigh positivity and higher disease spread potential\u201d have been asked to enforce the ban.
\n\u201cOnly outdoor marriages allowed with upper limit of 1,000 persons,\u201d read the NCOC notification.
\nThe rule pertains to Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Hyderabad, Gilgit, Muzzafarabad, Mirpur, Peshawar, Quetta, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, and Abbottabad.
\nThe decision will go into effect from November 20, 2020.
\nFurthermore, beginning tomorrow (November 7), the NCOC has directed the implementation of a \u201cGilgit-Baltistan model\u201d whereby face masks must be made compulsory in the aforementioned cities.
\nIn GB, failure to do so results in a penalty of Rs100 and three masks issued on the spot. Authorities have been advised to issue similar penalties in these locations.
\nAdditionally, public and private offices have been told to implement a 50% \u201cwork from home\u201d policy. In areas identified as hotspots, relatively broader smart lockdowns have also been recommended.
\nExisting wedding hall restrictions
\nLast month, NCOC said that it has observed wedding halls and indoor restaurants to be \u201chigh contributors\u201d to the spread of the contagious disease. Following the observation, on October 9, the body issued new guidelines for wedding halls, saying that it is officially restricting the number of guests and limiting functions till 10pm.
\nFor indoor events, a maximum of 300 guests has been allowed and for outdoor events, a maximum of 500 guests, with the gathering to only last 2 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Latest coronavirus restrictions \u201cOnly outdoor marriages allowed with upper limit of 1,000 persons,\u201d says NCOC notification monitoring desk Islamabad Indoor weddings have been banned in Pakistan in the latest coronavirus restrictions imposed by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). According to a notification issued on Friday, major cities with \u201chigh positivity and higher disease […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n