Marriage halls, restaurants, schools to be closed over SOP violations in Karachi
Last updated on: 30 September,2020 08:40 pm
Marriage halls, restaurants, schools to be closed over SOP violations in Karachi
KARACHI (Dunya News) - After an increase in coronavirus cases in Karachi, it has been decided that restaurants, wedding halls and schools violating corona SOPs will be shut down.
A meeting chaired by Commissioner Karachi on Wednesday revealed that there has been a sharp rise in coronavirus cases during the last one week. The Commissioner was briefed that restaurants and marriage halls violating SOPs will be closed.
Commissioner Karachi directed the management to keep the violating restaurants and marriage halls closed for at least three days and directed Deputy Commissioners to keep a check on all restaurants and marriage halls in their respective districts.
He also gave the direction that coronavirus testing in schools should be ramped up and any schools found violating SOPs should also be sealed.
The meeting decided that implementation of SOPs in parks would also be ensured, with no one being allowed to enter the park without a mask. All Deputy Commissioners have been directed to submit their progress report to the Commissioner by tonight.