Shopkeepers to implement ‘no mask, no service’; NCOC discusses easing lockdown

ISLAMABAD: Market associations to be engaged for implementation of COVID-19 guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for prevention the spread of coronavirus. This was discussed at a meeting of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) held on chaired by Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umer. Umer said that the shopkeepers should strictly […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

NCOC recommends shutting educational institutions till August

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday recommended that the educational institutions should be kept closed till August as the summer season and pandemic would be at its peak on July 15, 2020. The NCOC sought provinces’ feedback on negative list aiming to finalize the recommendations of opening some more sectors of the […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Hot, humid weather drops COVID-19 transmission rate: Pakistan Met

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has identified that COVID-19 transmission rate declined due to rise in temperature and humidity. The PMD on Saturday told the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) that its study had found a decline in COVID-19 transmission rate related to rise in temperature and humidity. The PMD official briefed the NCOC […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz