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Sindh Tightens COVID Restrictions; Restaurants, Schools To remain Shut

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COVID restrictions across Sindh

The Sindh government has decided to reimpose COVID-related restrictions in the province from Monday onwards as the country recorded 1 million fresh Delta variant cases.

Amidst the COVID restrictions, shopping malls and markets in Sindh will be allowed to operate from 6 am till 6 pm. While, karyana stores, bakeries and pharmacies will be allowed to remain operational.

The provincial government has also decided that there would be a ban on marriage halls and other functions. It was also decided that shrines in the province will be closed.

The authorities have also decided that indoor and outdoor dining will be closed in restaurants. However, the eateries will only be permitted to conduct take-away and delivery facilities.

The provincial government has also decided that education centres will be closed across Sindh from Monday onwards, but exams will be held as per plan.

The decision came following a meeting of the provincial coronavirus task force chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah here on Friday (today).

CM Murad observed that the coronavirus situation in the provinces was distressing and warned that the situation could turn more serious after Eid-ul-Adha.

Health Secretary Kazim Jatoi told the briefing that 85% of the patients admitted in Sindh’s hospitals were not vaccinated.

Sindh Govt. Decides To Block Sims Of Unvaccinated People

The Sindh government has on Friday decided to propose Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) block SIMs of unvaccinated people amid a sharp rise in Coronavirus cases across Pakistan.

The decision to block sims was shared by the Spokesman for the Sindh government and Adviser to CM Sindh on Environment Murtaza Wahab from his Twitter handle.

He said that the provincial government would approach National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) and PTA to block SIMs of unvaccinated people.

Chief Minister Sindh has also said that the PTA would be approached through the federal government to send messages to users to get vaccinated and those not getting a jab in a week will face blocking of their SIMs.

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Sindh government announces closure of business will now only be on Sunday

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Sindh Business allowed to operate for six days

Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has on Monday permitted to run the business activity for six days of the week except for Sunday.

Murad Ali Shah chaired a meeting of the provincial task force on coronavirus today, in which it was decided to close the business activity in Sindh for one day instead of two days a week.

The Chief Minister further said that he will not allow corruption or incompetence in any ongoing work against coronavirus.

He said, “Having a coronavirus jab should be made mandatory to get a driving license.”

In the meeting, Shah said that the rate of COVID-19 patients in Sindh has decreased to 4.5% and some pressure on hospitals has eased now.

Moreover, CM Sindh also shared more facts and figures, saying that so far 50 of the passengers from abroad have recovered. A total of 9.5% of the new cases were diagnosed in Karachi, 5.65% in Hyderabad, 12% in District East of Karachi and 9% in District South.

So far, 192 patients have died in June for COVID-19.

On the other hand, the Sindh government has decided to allow on-campus academic activities of classes six to eight with a 50% attendance at a time from Tuesday, June 15.

Taking to Twitter, Saeed Ghani said that the classes of sixth to eighth grade would resume from Tuesday, and in case of further improvement in the COVID situation, the primary classes will begin from June 21.

“Sindh Corona Task Force has decided to reopen educational institutions of Sindh for class 9th and above from 7th June(tomorrow) with strict SOPs. All staff must be get vaccinated,” Ghani tweeted.

He, however, said that the complete staff of the school had to get themselves vaccinated before the resumption of classes.

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Sindh Eases Restrictions, Out Door Dinning Allowed

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Murtaza Wahab Sindh

The Sindh government has eased the coronavirus restrictions and given permission to open business centres from Monday to 8 pm. According to details, a meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Coronavirus was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. Chief Minister Sindh has said that outdoor dining will be allowed … Read more

Complete Lockdown To Be Imposed In Sindh From 6pm On May 8

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Complete Lockdown To Be Imposed In Sindh From 6pm On May 8

Sindh will undergo a complete full lockdown on May 8 from 6 pm onwards to curb the rising number of coronavirus infections. According to a statement issued by the Sindh government, business centres will remain open for Eid shopping across the province on Saturday. The complete lockdown will start between Saturday and Sunday night. The … Read more

No takeaways from restaurants allowed from May 7 As Sindh Tightens Restrictions Till Eid

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CM Sindh tightens restrictions

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting of the Coronavirus Taskforce at CM House here on Thursday (today).

The Coronavirus Task Force meeting has decided to ban takeaways from restaurants and allow only home deliveries from Friday, May 7 to Sunday, May 9.

The meeting was held to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation and decided to further tighten restrictions to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The decisions taken during the meeting are as follows:

  1. No takeaways will be allowed after the sunset from Friday to Sunday.
  2. Only home deliveries will be allowed.
  3. Grocery shops to shut at 6 pm.
  4. Karachi’s beaches including Hawksbay and Seaview will remain closed during the Eid holidays.
  5. Pharmacies have been exempted from business timing restrictions.
  6. Vaccination centres will operate round the clock.

The meeting decided to force more limitations from Sunday till the Eid holidays are over.

Earlier, Murad Ali Shah had directed the concerned authorities to follow the precautionary measures to control the third wave of the infection.

It was informed in the meeting that Sindh has a recovery rate of 93% and a mortality rate of 1.6% due to the novel coronavirus.

On the occasion, CM Sindh had reiterated that the government will not tolerate violations of standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Moreover, the Sindh Chief Minister had directed the ministers to visit the cities and review the precautionary measures.

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