Fawad Ch urges political parties to postpone public gathering to stem second wave of coronavirus
Last updated on: 10 October,2020 11:01 am
Political parties should demonstrate a sense of responsibility: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has urged political parties to postpone their planned public gatherings for at least three months to stem the second wave of the novel coronavirus.
In a post on social networking website twitter, he said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19 has issued new standard operating procedures (SOPs), restricting wedding receptions in terms of both number of guests and duration of the function and other events in view of the second wave of the deadly disease.
Fawad said political parties while demonstrating a sense of responsibility, should postpone their public gatherings for a period of three months. He also urged the opposition to put off their anti-government movement until next year.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 6 deaths in last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 318,266. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,558.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 671 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.