ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Thursday while urging the masses to comply with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in letter and spirit otherwise more strict measures will be taken including closure of business and restrictions on economic and social activities.

Chairman NCOC Usad Umar said this while chairing a meeting of the forum which expressed serious concern over the violations of the Covid-19 SOPs by the people across the country.

The session was chaired by Umar where the participants were briefed about the “implementation of various health guidelines as already issued to all federating units.” The NCOC was told that the implementation on those guidelines needs a “comprehensive review”.

“NCOC showed serious concern on rising disease trend and mortality rate. The forum was briefed that a sharp rising trend in disease is visible and positivity has reached to 7.5 percent positivity ratio,” he said. It added that almost all major cities have crossed 5 percent positivity. As an effect, the provincial administrations were directed to take “immediate actions” for the strict implementation of SOPs.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021

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