Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sindh government makes COVID-19 vaccination certificate compulsory

Sindh government

The Sindh government has suggested making the COVID-19 vaccination certificate compulsory for getting services at banks, post offices, and couriers.

The Sindh government has sent the commendation to the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) to further constrict the limits to control the COVID-19 spread by accelerating the vaccination process.

The provincial health department marked in its letter to NCOC that the COVID-19 vaccination certificate must be made compulsory for receiving bank services.

All banks and post officers must deliver services only to the vaccinated individuals who have received their National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) vaccination cards

It has been suggested by the Sindh health department to stop providing services by the said sectors to those who are not possessing the COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

The restaurants and hotels will not deliver meal services and lodging to unvaccinated clients.

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Govt. will decide about resuming of primary classes today amid pandemic situation

Primary schools reopening

The government on Tuesday (today) will decide about the reopening of primary schools following Coronavirus pandemic precautionary measures.

Earlier on September 15, universities and colleges and 9th and 10th-grade students had resumed on-campus learning, however, students of classes 6th, 7th and 8th returned to schools on September 22 after the six-month break.

Sindh had delayed the recommencement of middle classes by a week but allowed the schools to reopen after reviewing the pandemic situation. The students of primary and pre-primary classes are scheduled to return to schools from September 30.

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said about 1% COVID-19 rate has been witnessed in educational institutions and that was satisfactory for the government, adding that institutes were being re-opened with strict implementation of SOPs.

The minister said the government’s action against the COVID-19 outbreak was being appreciated internationally. Earlier, the government had decided to close schools, colleges, and universities in March in order to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Sindh, however, had suspended educational activities in the province on February 27 after the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Karachi.

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