Islamabad: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) at its meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar in Islamabad on Wednesday decided to determine the COVID-19 related restrictions in cities on the basis of ratio of people vaccinated there.
Later briefing the media persons, the Minister for Planning said it has been decided to relax restrictions from Friday in eight cities where forty percent population aged fifteen and above has been vaccinated against the disease. These cities include Skardu, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar and Rawalpindi.
Federal Minister for Planning and Chairman NCOC, @Asad_Umar and SAPM Dr. Faisal Sultan @fslsltn addressing press conference. @OfficialNcoc https://t.co/TbPJRExXpz
— PTI (@PTIofficial) September 29, 2021
He said indoor gathering of three hundred people and outdoor gathering of one thousand people are now being allowed in these cities. In addition, the shrines and cinema halls are being opened in these cities for the fully vaccinated people. He said that indoor restaurants and wedding halls in these cities will now also remained opened seven days a week.
The Minister for Planning said other cities will continue to face previous restrictions by 15th of this month.
In his remarks on the occasion, Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan said the process of vaccination is being taken forward successfully. He said a total of twelve percent population across the country has been vaccinated against COVID-19. He was confident that the vaccination will get further momentum in the month of October.
The only way out of the covid pandemic is to get high percentage of citizens vaccinated. Therefore as part of the strategy to reward citizens & cities which vaccinate, there will be higher restrictions on cities with low level of vaccination & on citizens who are not vaccinated
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) September 29, 2021
Dr Faisal Sultan said that the vaccination has now also been opened for those aged twelve and above in order to ensure uninterrupted functioning of the education sector.
He once again made it clear that the anti Covid vaccine is totally safe and carries no risks.