Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC)
on Friday was apprised that a complete code of conduct was prepared to ensure social distancing, wearing face masks and standard operating procedures ahead of Independence Day and the Muharram.
The NCOC morning session was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. The forum deliberated in length on roadmap and measures post opening up various sectors and upcoming two major events including Independence Day and Muharram.
The forum was informed that wearing of face masks including simple cloth masks help in containing Covid-19 spread.
Speaking on the occasion, Asad Umar said that opening up of various sectors should be followed with health guidelines. The coronavirus threat was still there and if health guidelines would not be followed then there was always a threat that disease could again spread.
Asad Umar said, “People of Pakistan have been very responsive and they have shown great patience and compliance to various health guidelines. If the same spirit is followed up till Muharram it will help to mitigate health challenges.”
Asad Umar urged federal and provincial administrations to ensuraae public safety and well being through effectively measures during upcoming Muharram.
Federal Minister for Interior Brig (Retd) Ejaz Ahmed Shah, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan and others also attended the meeting.
The novel coronavirus on Friday claimed nine more lives and infected at least 487 people during the past 24 hours in Sindh.
In a statement on the daily Covid-19 situation in the province, CM Murad Ali Shah said that nine more people died from the coronavirus during past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 2,259.
In Punjab 853 novel coronavirus patients recuperated in last 24 hours, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of the province said in a statement on Friday.
It is to be noted here that the coronavirus cases continued to decline in Punjab as the province reporting fewer new infections. According to the spokesperson of Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, 86,086 patients of Covid-19 have recovered in the province.
The total count of coronavirus cases has reached to 94,040 in Punjab so far, whereas, two more patients succumbed to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, taking the death count to 2,164, the spokesperson said.
