Pakistan
Sindh announces to keep schools open amid alarming surge in COVID-19 cases
Government decides to make face masks compulsory in public place
Karachi: The Sindh government has announced new coronavirus restrictions as the latest wave of coronavirus pandemic fuelled by the Omicron variant gripped the province especially Karachi. Schools will remain open and classes will be held as per schedule
According to details, Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting of task force at CM House today and discussed the ongoing situation of COVID-19 in the metropolis.
During the session, the participants decided to make facemasks compulsory in public place and allowed entry of only vaccinated people in the markets.
The meeting decided to keep the schools open continuing the educational activities.
The Task Force also decided to conduct a survey in all the hospitals including government and private to gauge their capacity of handling the growing number of Covid-19 patients and what else these hospitals need.
The Task Force maintained that wearing facemasks in public places was mandatory, which is also applicable on wedding halls, marquees and public places. The food should be served in boxes on wedding events, they directed.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah warned that government officers who would not wear facemasks would be fined. It was proposed that the fine should be deducted as one-day salary of the violators.
The Sindh government also decided to accelerate the vaccination campaign through the province because the surge in coronavirus cases, as the chief minister said, was due to ignoring the standard operating procedures (SOPs).