The federal government has decided to extend the countrywide lockdown till May 9, announced Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Friday.
Speaking at news conference, the minister said that a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting that was held at the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) decided to extend the date of the lockdown.
He said that the NCC was about to start the implementation of the trace and track system from tomorrow. "Consultations were held with chief secretaries and then health ministers at the NCOC. The prime minister has given approval for the system."
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Umar added, media reported, that the government was ensuring all efforts to enhance testing capacity to ascertain the actual number of infected cases.
“If people act irresponsibly and do not follow precautionary measures, then we will be compelled to impose more restrictions by the end of Ramazan,” he warned.
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