Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Planning Minister Asad Umar, while chairing a National Command and Operation Centre meeting, on Saturday briefed the participants on the measures being taken to ensure that preventive measures against Covid-19 are being taken across the country.
He informed the forum that throughout the country, several illegal mandis have been closed and fines and other penalties have been meted out to those responsible. Umar said that techonology was also used to detect violations of standard operating procedures.
Asad Umar urged masses to avoid public gatherings on Eidul Adha. The forum was briefed on the implementation and violations regarding preventive measures in cattle markets on Eidul Adha.
Speaking on the occasion, Asad Umar said as per the directive of Prime Minister Imran Khan, we should celebrate this Eid with simplicity.
The minister urged the general public to avoid going to the entertainment places and gatherings on Eid.
He said the pandemic can be controlled by observing social distancing in prayers and following the given instructions. Meanwhile, Pakistan confirmed 24 deaths in a single day by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases on Saturday surged to 271,887. The nationwide tally of fatalities jumped to 5,787.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center 1,487 persons have been tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours.
