ISLAMABAD: National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting was convened today Friday, to discuss the matters related to third wave of coronavirus epidemic and for imposition of lockdown.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened the NCC meeting as Government is expected to announce strict measures as the coronavirus cases continue to rise.
The decision to convene the meeting was taken after PM Khan met NCOC chief Asad Umar and his aide on health Dr Faisal Sultan. The meeting participants discussed the current coronavirus situation in the country.
The federal government has recommended that businesses be closed at 6pm in the cities, where the virus positivity rate is above 13 per cent. If the infections continue to rise then a seven- to 10-day lockdown will be imposed in the cities.
Asad Umar will chair a meeting of the National Command Operation Center at 12pm.
The meeting participants are expected to make important decisions to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.
Decisions will be made about businesses, transport and offices. They will review the healthcare situation in Pakistan too.
On Wednesday, Dr Sultan warned that a lockdown could be imposed in major Pakistan cities to contain the spread of the virus.
“All the options are always on the table in national decision-making and it is possible that we will have to do that,” Dr Faisal said.
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