Lockdown in Pakistan extended till May 9 as corona virus cases cross 11,500
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Friday that the nationwide lockdown has been extended to May 9 as Pakistan fights the corona virus epidemic.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Friday that the nationwide lockdown has been extended to May 9 as Pakistan fights the corona virus epidemic.
He said that NCC is going to start implementation of trace and track system from tomorrow. "The NCOC has consulted with the chief secretaries and then the health minister. The prime minister has approved the system."
Umar said the NCC's top body would oversee the trace and track system, but the process would also involve provincial governments, information technology institutes, civil and military institutions.
"This is a complete national response formed by the government," he said, however, the inclusion would make provincial governments primarily responsible for implementing the system.
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He announced that there would be no load shedding at Sahar and Iftar time, during the month of Ramadan.
The minister said that if people maitain security measures during the holy month, it would bring business and other activities back to normal.
"However, God forbid, if we demonstrate irresponsibility, then we may have to impose more restrictions after Eid," he said.
"In general, since the lockdown was enacted, Pakistanis have made many changes in their social life over the past month," he said.
"We are trying to predict the spread of this infection through consultation with data scientists and experts," he said.
The remarks by the federal minister came a day before Pakistan's first fast in Ramadan 2020.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom warned on Thursday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country could reach 200,000 by mid-July if Pakistan does not take adequate "preventive interventions".
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