ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) on Friday as the coronavirus situation continues to worsen across the country.
The decision to convene the meeting was taken after the Prime Minister met Federal Minister Asad Umar and the Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan to review the ongoing coronavirus situation in the country.
The meeting 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 percent.
Sources said a complete lockdown might be imposed in cities where the rate of coronavirus positivity has exceeded 10 percent. “If a full lockdown is imposed, business activities in designated cities will be suspended, while all offices will also be closed”, the source added.
As of April 22, Pakistan saw 5,857 new cases of coronavirus along with 98 deaths. The current positivity ratio has been recorded at 10.17%, while at present, there are 84,935 active cases in the country.
