Imran Khan Govt Decides Against Lockdown, Pakistan Army To Enforce Covid-19 SOPs

<p>Expressing concern over the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the government will be compelled to impose a lockdown in the country if the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curbing the spread of the infection are not followed by the people.</p> <p>The Prime Minister, who was briefing the media after chairing a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Covid-19, &nbsp;appealed to the nation to come together to curb the spread of the deadly virus while warning that Pakistan could face the situation as in India.</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3v5ZYJK" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UAE Announces 10-Day Ban On Flights From India, Conditional Entry Of Indians From Other Countries</a></strong></p> <p>&ldquo;I appeal to the public to follow the SOPs religiously. The lockdown could be avoided if the people cooperate and take precautions,&rdquo; The Nation quoted Prime Minister Khan as saying.</p> <p>Asserting &ldquo;wearing masks can prevent half the problem&rdquo;, he stated if a lockdown is imposed in major cities then it would be the poor, daily-wage earners and labourers who would suffer the most.</p> <p>Prime Minister Khan urged the people, who are &ldquo;getting Covid-19 fatigue&rdquo; and &ldquo;becoming more careless&rdquo;, across the country to show the same resilience and commitment as they did during the first wave of the pandemic.</p> <p>He also announced that his government would take the Pakistan Army&rsquo;s help to enforce the standard operating procedures.</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3xbjLJQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pak Journo, Who Criticised Military Establishment, Gets Shot; Tweets Video Of Him Injured With A Message</a></strong></p> <p>Commenting on the vaccines, the Prime Minister said that his government had asked China for the jabs.</p> <p>He, however, added that that there was a global shortage of jabs.</p>

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