QUETTA: Keeping in view the growing number of coronavirus cases in the Balochistan, the provincial government withdrew its earlier notification allowing hotels and restaurants to reopen.
According to a new notification issued by the home and tribal affairs department, the Balochistan government has cancelled its previous orders and decided that all the hotels and restaurants will remain closed across the province till further orders.
Sources familiar with the matter said that the decision has been taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Earlier Saturday, hotels and restaurants had reopened in Balochistan after nearly a two-and-half-month-long hiatus due to the coronavirus lockdown.
According to a notification issued, hotels and restaurants will have to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs), laid down by the provincial government.
It had been made mandatory for all staff working in hotels, restaurants to wear masks and gloves, while tables were limited to four customers, it had added.
Last week, Public transport in Balochistan had been resumed after a lengthy closure due to coronavirus outbreak. Government of Balochistan had formally announced the resumption of public transportation in the province.
