KARACHI: The Sindh government today (Saturday) announced further easing of COVID-related restrictions and extended the closing time for businesses to 10pm.
According to the notification issued by the information cell, the Sindh government also allowed ‘indoor dining for fully vaccinated people’ in the province. The communique detailed out the easing of the restrictions as follows.
- Businesses are allowed to remain open till 10pm.
- Bakeries and dairy shops are allowed to remain open till 12am.
- Hotels, restaurants and cafes are allowed to resume indoor dining till 12am.
- Indoor dining is allowed at 50 percent capacity only for vaccinated people.
- Drive-thru, takeaway and delivery are open 24/7.
- Outdoor marriages and functions are allowed with up to 400 people.
- Indoor weddings are allowed with up to 200 vaccinated people.
- Shrines are allowed to open subject to strict SOPs.
- Cinemas and theatres are allowed to remain open till 1am.
- Indoor gyms are allowed to open only for vaccinated people.
- Amusement parks, swimming pools and arcades are allowed to open with 50pc occupancy.
- Public transport is allowed to operate with 70pc occupancy.
- All offices, public and private, are allowed to function at 100pc occupancy.
- Sunday will be observed as a ‘safe day’ in Karachi.
- All types of indoor and outdoor gatherings, including cultural, musical and religious events are prohibited.
— GOS-COVID19 (@19sindh) July 2, 2021
The provincial government further released a list of general guidelines, urging businesses and organisations to ensure vaccination of their staff. The government will start random checking of the vaccination status of staff soon, the notification stated.
On June 28, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) relaxed several coronavirus-induced restrictions, as the single-day death toll from the infectious disease hit a seven-month low, while the tally of new cases continued to remain below 1,000.
