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ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar emphasised on Monday the need for taking immediate measures to curb rising cases of the coronavirus.
He tweeted that the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) today discussed additional measures to control “the rising spread of Covid-19”. He said the NCOC in a meeting tomorrow will put forth recommendations in this regard.
“Need to take immediate measures which have the most impact on disease spread without curtailing economic activity,” he said.
Asad Umar had earlier stressed for strict implementation of precautionary measures to ward off the second wave of novel coronavirus pandemic in the country.
In a meeting of NCOC, the federal minister said that the use of face masks is mandatory adding that enforcement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in educational institutions and banquet halls will be strictly monitored.
Expressing his views in the meeting chief secretary Sindh said that NCOC guidelines are being implemented in the province and action against the educational institutions, marriage halls found violating the SOPs are going on.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday summoned a National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting today (Tuesday) to discuss the growing trend of COVID-19 infections in the country.The premier will be briefed by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on the coronavirus situation.
The development comes hours after Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the government was deliberating over additional measures to contain the rising spread of coronavirus in the population.
