KARACHI: The Sindh government has issued new COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the transport sector to expedite the vaccination process in the province.
According to new orders, the Sindh Home Department has made vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for travelling on all motorways and highways in Sindh. The provincial government has also declared vaccination mandatory for passengers travelling through buses, trains across the province.
The Home Department team will run a special campaign on September 26 and 27 to check vaccination cards of passengers, staff of bus stops, and taxi drivers. Unvaccinated people will not be allowed to travel on motorways and highways while police will arrest unvaccinated staffers at bus stops.
All passengers will be required to carry their COVID-19 vaccination certificate with them during travel. The provincial home department has issued strict directives to Sindh police in this connection.
Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad also warned unvaccinated people nationwide and said that they would be facing major restrictions from September 30 onwards.
In a video message, the interior minister said that unvaccinated people should receive their first and second doses ahead of September 30 as strict restrictions will come into force afterwards.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) took strict decisions to expedite COVID-19 vaccination process and had decided to restrict unvaccinated people from travelling through air, rail and road transport.
Those who have not been vaccinated will be banned to travel by air, railway and road transportation means nor they will be allowed to enter any hotel and shopping mall.
