By Desk Report ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Sunday banned inter-provincial travelling by road over the weekends. "It has been decided to ban interprovincial transport for two days a week (Saturday and Sunday) with effect from April 10, at 12 am, to April 25, 12:59am," said NCOC in a statement, reports Geo News. The NCOC notified certain exemptions to the new restrictions, given below: •Goods, freight, medical and other emergency services will be exempted. •Railway to continue to operate 7 days a week with 70% occupancy. Additionally, the ban will be reviewed by NCOC on April 20. The announcement comes as the country saw more than 5,000 coronavirus cases and 81 deaths in the 24 hours.