Lockdown needs more time, business activities will continue under SOPs: Nasir Hussain Shah

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the extension of lockdown period in the province has been announced in view of the current situation.

Nasir Hussain Shah expressed these views in a statement issued on Thursday.

The provincial minister said that the coronavirus had wreaked havoc all over the world and its obvious effects could be felt in all countries.

The comprehensive and integrated policy implemented by the Sindh government from day one has yielded very encouraging and positive results.

There is no doubt that it is very important to keep the wheel of the country's economy running, but if business is at the cost of human lives, the Sindh government cannot allow it, he said, adding, "We have conditionally allowed business and social activities under the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court and the federal government.

Until this epidemic is completely eradicated from the country, we all need to be extremely careful. In the coming days, it will be decided which departments will be fully operational but before that any kind of haste or rumour should be avoided.

Nasir Hussain Shah clarified that public gatherings, including weddings in marriage halls, hoteling are banned in the province.