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July 19, 2021
LAHORE: The Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department secretary has issued special SOPs before Eidul Azha related to COVID-19 and Congo virus in the light of National Command Operation Centre guidelines.
Moreover, the SOPs and Vaccination Week has been extended till July 25, 2021. A notification has been issued to all the commissioners, deputy commissioners and DPOs to spread awareness related to the SOPs and Vaccination Week.
With mutual consultation between NCOC and the provincial government, the SOPs for various sectors have been devised, including tourist spots, cinema halls, amusement parks, swimming pools, hotels, restaurants, wedding halls and gyms. It will be the duty of the district administration to ensure implementation of the SOPs.
According to the special SOPs, only vaccinated individuals are allowed to travel through inter-province boundary/tourist destinations’ entry points. Reuters/File
LAHORE: The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department on Sunday issued special standard operating procedures (SOPs) due to a surge in the Covid’s Delta variant cases in the province prior to Eidul Azha.
Secretary Sarah Aslam said the campaign for vaccination and implementation of coronavirus SOPs duration had been extended till July 25.
She said the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) had issued special SOPs for various sectors and the orders were issued to all deputy commissioners to implement them.
Now the fourth wave
This writer is the former editor of The Express Tribune and can be reached @Tribunian
Medical experts are telling us that the Delta (Indian) variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide and is accompanied by a surge in deaths, almost entirely among unvaccinated people. In the last week, Pakistan reported 2,783 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, taking the country’s Covid-19 tally to 986,668. The country’s death toll climbed to 22,760 after 39 more people succumbed to the deadly disease. Meanwhile, 1,000 patients recovered from the deadly disease in a day taking total recoveries to 918,329. According to the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), total active Covid-19 cases across the country were reported to be 45,579.
According to the special SOPs, only vaccinated individuals are allowed to travel through inter-province boundary/tourist destinations’ entry points. Reuters/File
LAHORE: The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department on Sunday issued special standard operating procedures (SOPs) due to a surge in the Covid’s Delta variant cases in the province prior to Eidul Azha.
Secretary Sarah Aslam said the campaign for vaccination and implementation of coronavirus SOPs duration had been extended till July 25.
She said the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) had issued special SOPs for various sectors and the orders were issued to all deputy commissioners to implement them.