No handshakes or hugs on Eid
NCOC also recommends small Eid congregations, brief sermons
Eid prayers held in large congregations throughout the country. PHOTO: REUTERS/File
ISLAMABAD:
In an effort to curb the transmission of the novel coronavirus, the country’s apex body leading the fight against the deadly pandemic has approved guidelines for the upcoming festival of Eidul Fitr, recommending congregations at open spaces, brief sermons by Ulema and Khateebs, mandatory wearing of masks and maintaining social distancing rules.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) gave the nod of approval to the new guidelines during a meeting co-chaired by Planning Minister Asad Umar and Chief Coordinator Lt Gen Hamooduz Zaman Khan.
Daily Times
May 10, 2021
Another stock of one million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Pakistan from China through a special plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
The federal government has expedited the imports of Covid-19 vaccines after the virus spread intensifies in the country. Prior to the arrival of fresh stock, six special planes of the national carrier had brought millions of vaccine doses to Pakistan.
Sources told that Pakistan has purchased the Sinovac vaccines from a Chinese pharmaceutical company and the stock arrived at Islamabad airport. Earlier on May 9, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had announced that Pakistan received nearly 12 million doses of corona vaccine so far. The country has received overall 11.9 mln doses of China’s Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino Covid-19 vaccines and AstraZeneca from the COVAX, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said in its statement.
KARACHI: People wait for their turn at the Expo Centre, which has been converted into a Covid-19 vaccination facility. A large number of people turned up to get themselves inoculated against the disease on Sunday. Shakeel Adil / White Star
ISLAMABAD: Chief secretaries of the relevant administrative units have called on people to desist from visiting tourist destinations in the northern areas and Azad Kashmir, reminding them the areas were closed till May 16 and that they would be turned back if they still travelled.
On the other hand, one million more doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Pakistan from China on Sunday as the number of people being vaccinated daily reached 200,000.
Covid: Pakistan tourist areas closed till May 16 amid surge in cases
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The mobility control measures being implemented across the country from May 8 to 16.
During the meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday, the Chief Secretaries of administrative units that have popular tourist destinations requested the Pakistan tourism industry to remind everyone that tourist areas were closed till May 16 and any tourist still going there would be refused entry amid surging coronavirus cases in the country.
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According to a statement, a special NCOC session, chaired by Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar and Lt Gen Hamooduz Zaman Khan, reviewed the mobility control measures being implemented across the country from May 8 to 16. All Chief Secretaries were also in attendance, reported
Pakistan army troops patrol in a market to observe new restrictions announced by govt for business community to control the spread of the coronavirus in Lahore
ISLAMABAD: During the meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday, the chief secretaries of administrative units that have popular tourist destinations requested the Pakistan tourism industry to remind everyone that tourist areas were closed till May 16 and any tourist still going there would be refused entry amid surging coronavirus cases in the country.
According to a statement, a special NCOC session, chaired by Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar and Lt Gen Hamooduz Zaman Khan, reviewed the mobility control measures being implemented across the country from May 8 to 16. All Chief Secretaries were also in attendance, reported Dawn.