No change in SOPs for religious congregations during Ramazan: NCOC

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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to bring no change in the SOPs for religious congregations in the second half of Ramazan.

According to Radio Pakistan, a meeting of the NCOC also proposed recommendations to ease lockdown restrictions in the country.

The recommendations include:

  • Opening of inter-provincial transportation with proper implementation of SOPs
  • Opening phase-II of the construction sector
  • Reopening of retail outlets
  • Restarting selective outpatient departments in Islamabad hospitals.

The participants of meeting also proposed to increase the hours for shops to remain open from 9am to 5pm and then again 8pm to 10pm.

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