The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for Covid will meet again today to consider putting restrictions on the entry of passengers from more countries after slapping a ban on India to prevent spread of the Indian variant in Pakistan through any other country.

The NCOC will also take stock of the grim situation as the number of active cases in the country has already surpassed the 80,000 mark.

Currently, there is a ban on travellers from 23 high-risk countries to prevent the spread of deadly Covid variants, while people from as many as 20 countries are allowed to enter Pakistan without any Covid-related restriction. For travellers coming from all the other countries, a negative Covid-19 PCR test is mandatory before the travel date.

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