PM Imran Khan to chair NCOC meeting today as COVID-19 resurges

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a meeting of the National Coordination and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting today (Monday) as coronavirus cases across the country rise.

The meeting was called by the prime minister after planning minister Asad Umar said the government was mulling taking additional measure as COVID-19 cases were growing in Pakistan. ““Need to take immediate measures which have the most impact on disease spread without curtailing economic activity,” he had said.

Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate crossed 4% for the second consecutive day as 1,167 out of 27,984 samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, bringing the total tally to 336,260.

The federal and provincial governments have issued multiple warnings over the past few days, urging public to follow COVID-19 SOPs. Last week, the NCOC tightened restrictions on high risk public activities and made face masks mandatory in public spaces.

The authorities also reduced timings for restaurants and weddings to 10:00pm.