LAHORE: Police have registered more than 4500 cases while 488 challans vehicles have been carried out in three days of Eid-ul-Fitr in Lahore over violation of COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), police said on Sunday.
According to police data, 78 first information reports (FIR) have also been filed against public transporters for not implementing guidelines.
Police lodged 276 cases on violation of corona SOPs including maintenance of social distance and not following timings of commercial activities whereas 50 FIRs were registered against persons for not following the government directions to wear safety masks.
Lahore Police spokesperson said 38 FIRs were lodged in different police stations of Cantt division for not wearing masks and 15 FIRs were registered on corona SOPs whereas 12 FIRs were lodged in Sadar division and 10 cases were registered on corona SOPs.
On the other hand, inter-city and Inter-provincial transport with 50 percent passenger occupancy has resumed in the country on Sunday after hiatus of about a week.
In view of the declining new cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed commercial activities and resume transport services across the country but on a limited scale and under all the health protocols.
The coronavirus monitoring body announced that public transport — between provinces, cities and within cities — will resume functioning from Sunday (today) instead of the previously announced May 17.
National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has also allowed railways to maintain operation with 70 percent occupancy. Regarding business hours, NCOC allowed markets and shops to remain open till 8:00 PM from 17 May (Monday) onwards.
