Coronavirus in Pakistan: Lockdown expected in cities with high positivity ratio
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a crucial meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) to require a final judgment on imposing a lockdown in cities where the positivity ratio is above 10%, Geo News reported Friday.
The meeting will review the present pandemic situation within the country and choose about imposing further restrictions because the third wave of coronavirus wreaks havoc in Pakistan.
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The NCC is an apex body headed by the prime minister. All the chief ministers, federal ministers and other key officials are members of it.
The session, scheduled for 12:00pm, are going to be attended by chief ministers, ministers and chief secretaries.
According to sources, there is a possibility that the NCC may announce a lockdown in cities where the positivity ratio is exceeding 10% as hinted by Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar earlier in the week .
It is expected that commercial activities and offices can also be closed thanks to the worsening COVID-19 situation.
On Thursday, Umar and Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan called on PM Khan and briefed him intimately about the coronavirus situation within the country after which the NCC meeting was convened.
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'Few days faraway from an entire lockdown'
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday had suggested more restrictions to regulate COVID-19.
“We will need to increase the restrictions. If we don't contain the rapid spread of the pandemic, we'll haven't any option but to impose an entire lockdown within the big cities,” Umar had said after chairing an NCOC meeting.
The minister had warned that this was the last chance for people to require the pandemic seriously as wiped out the primary wave last year. Otherwise, he warned, they might need to suffer strict restrictions.
He regretted that neither was the general public nor the administration showing responsibility to make sure full compliance with precautions and anti-COVID SOPs issued by the govt .
Umar had warned that the country was only a couple of days faraway from an entire lockdown so people must follow SOPs to stem the surge of COVID-19.
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