Pakistan imposes new sanctions on rising COVID cases | Coronavirus Plague News

The ban includes banning house-to-house gatherings and all meals inside restaurants from Thursday.

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani authorities have imposed new sanctions on meetings and schools in major cities in response to the rising crime rate in the country. fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The ban, which includes banning house-to-house meetings and all meals in restaurants, went into effect Thursday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), which oversees the coronavirus government’s response, said.

The strike is taking place in cities where people with a three-day trial are higher than 10 percent, including Karachi, Lahore, the capital of Islamabad and the southern city of Hyderabad. Areas where testing rates are low have lower restrictions.

In the worst-affected cities, schools have been advised to reduce the education of children under the age of 12 to 50 percent, with another requirement that all students over 12 years of age receive the COVID-19 vaccine by February 1.

Entertainment and other facilities including gymnasiums, movie theaters, amusement parks, shrines and theaters are also facing sanctions since Thursday, the NCOC said.

Pakistan on Wednesday registered 6,808 new cases of COVID-19, the second highest daily since the outbreak, according to government sources. Operating cases rose by 6,377, the highest increase in the same period, which showed.

Global threat was recorded at 11.55 percent, with many new cases being reported in major cities such as Karachi, a city of more than 20 million people off the coast of the Arabian Sea.

Compared to most European countries and the United States, Pakistan in South Asia seems to be less problematic Covid-19 plague, with 29,042 deaths since the outbreak began.

In a country of 220 million people, the government has so far registered 169.92 million vaccines as issued, while 78 million citizens have registered to receive two doses of COVID-19, according to the government.

Asad Hashim is Al Jazeera’s digital journalist in Pakistan. He tweets @AsadHashim.