ISLAMABAD: The capital administration today (Wednesday) imposed a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and hotels in view of the rising cases of COVID-19.
According to a notification, the restaurants and hotels will, however, be allowed to serve food and takeaway in open areas till 10 pm. “Indoor and outdoor dining in hotels and restaurants will banned on weekends, read the notification,” it added.
The new restrictions will remain in effect till 11th of April. Meanwhile, amusement parks in the capital will remain closed and ban on sports and other programs will continue. All the markets and shopping malls will remain shut on weekends.
Earlier on March 19, the daily positivity ratio of coronavirus cases in Islamabad had reached 8.5 percent, the highest in the current year. During the past 24 hours, 620 COVID-19 cases had been reported, surging the overall number of cases in Islamabad to 50,096.
