In view of surging coronavirus cases across the province, the Sindh government on Saturday issued a revised set of safety rules in order to curb the rapid spread of the disease.
“The [safety precautions] that are issued earlier through order with the same reference number as above dated March 14, 2020, are strictly applied by all within the territorial jurisdiction of the province of Sindh,” read the notification issued by the home department.
With stress on implementation of all essential and general preventive measures, the notification underscores the precautionary measures to be followed at workplaces, public places, and during travelling, especially when using public transportation.bMeanwhile, in a major spike in COVID-19 cases, the Sindh province on Saturday crossed the 600 cases mark for the first time since July, the daily report stated.
9,995 tests during the last 24 hours were performed that resulted in 620 COVID-19 cases. 12 people lost their battle against coronavirus during the past 24 hours, raising the death toll in the province to 2,679.
175 COVID-19 patients have recovered during the last 24 hours with the province witnessing 140,408 recoveries from the virus so far. There are 6,455 active virus patients in the province.
As many as 20 more patients of the coronavirus died overnight, lifting the country’s death toll to 6,943.Deputy Commissioner of District Central has set out on a survey across his jurisdiction to make sure people, businesses adhered to Covid-19 Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).
According to the reported details, the DC Central visited various markets and restaurants in the district without prior announcement to check if SOPs are followed or not.
The DC has reportedly sealed two marriage halls, two restaurants, and two shops allegedly found in violation of officially rolled out SOPs to contain novel coronavirus spread.
It is also confirmed that the deputy commissioner fined at least four people for not wearing a face mask in public spaces. The four individuals who were slapped Rs500 fine were violating fresh SOPs which mandated the authorities to challan those found without masks.
He strictly instructed the consumer business owners –restaurants and shop owners- to adhere to set SOPs and refrain from any violations, or there will be strict legal action against them, the DC warned.
It may as well be noted that earlier on Friday it was said “Work From Home” is to be implemented in Pakistan from November 7 as National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has introduced a new set of instructions amid the second wave of Covid-19,
Both public and private offices are instructed to implement WFH conditions while it has allowed only 50 percent of employees to be called into offices.
The NCOC has announced smart lockdowns in Covid-19 hotspots across the country and noted that the set of instructions, in the second phase of chalking out precautionary measures, has been passed on to all the provinces.
Those found not wearing face masks will be slapped with a Rs100 fine against which they will be provided three masks as well, new NCOC instructions noted.
