KARACHI: Sindh government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) today (Saturday) to resume businesses amid coronavirus lockdown.
The provincial home ministry issued a notification in this regard. The notification stated that the traders should completely implement the SOPs devised for online shutter down the business.
The order will come into effect from April 27 for an indefinite period and the shop owners had to give an undertaking for fully implementing the SOPs.
The notification said, “No customer dealing would be allowed at the shops and only online orders would be entertained for the purpose,” adding, “The shutter of the shops will remain close all the time except for the delivery of items.”
“A prior list of the shop owners, staffers, and delivery boys working at the business place should be provided to the provincial government,” the notification read.
The notification further said, “The list of the employees, their national identity card (CNIC) numbers and their residential addresses should be conveyed to the government. “
“Furthermore, medical record of the employees would be maintained and in case of coronavirus symptoms in any employee, the concerned business entity would be responsible for the treatment,” the notification added.
The notification also stated that the government would also have the authority to close down any business place where a virus-infected patient had worked or visited.
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