Pakistan
Restaurants takeaway allowed, vaccination centers to remain open during Eid in Sindh
Karachi: Sindh government has allowed takeaway facility at restaurants besides keeping vaccination centers open during the holidays of Eidul Fitr.
While heading a meeting of coronavirus task force, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah appealed public to follow coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
“All vaccination centers to remain open during Eid in the province. Meanwhile, the restaurants would not be allowed to use chairs at the facility. Even those availing the facility will not be allowed to disembark from their vehicles,” he said while deciding during the task force meeting.
Murad Ali Shah further stated that coronavirus cases have seen a gradual increase during the month.
“In the first week of Ramazan, the positivity ratio in province stood at 4.71 percent with 23 deaths, while fourth week reported 7.08 percent cases and 64 deaths,” he said.
Pakistan is presently experiencing the third wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous two waves.
According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 2,869 cases of coronavirus were reported while 104 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 19,106.
The positivity rate of new cases after a decline was recorded at 7.42%, the NCOC said. The total number of confirmed cases reached to 867,438.
As many as 766,492 patients have recovered from the disease with 4,859 critical cases.