Non-compliance of SOPs can be huge mistake: Asad warns

He stressed the need for adopting safety precautions more than ever.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday said due to non-compliance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set to control spread of COVID-19, the situation in the country was getting worse.

In his tweet, he said oxygen supply capacity in the country was now under stress and the SOPs’ compliance remained low. “We are making a huge mistake by not following SOP’s,” he warned.

He said the number of COVID patients in the hospitals was growing quickly and the critical care patients were now above 4500, which was 30 percent higher than peak in June last year.

Hospital fill up continuing to grow. Critical care patients now above 4500, which is 30% higher than peak in june last year. Oxygen supply capacity in the country is now under stress. Sop compliance remains low. We are making a huge mistake by not following sop s

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 19, 2021

The minister who is also Chairman National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said global COVID cases were exceeding 750,000 per day and deaths were more than 13,000.

“We are seeing some of the worst numbers since COVID started. Our neighborhood is in severe crises,” he said adding the daily deaths in Iran were more than 300 and in India, more than 1600 people were dying of the pandemic.

Global covid cases exceeding 750,000 per day and deaths more than 13,000. We are seeing some of the worst numbers since covid started. Our neighborhood in severe crises. Daily deaths in iran more than 300 and India more than 1600. Need for safety precautions greater than ever

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 19, 2021

He stressed the need for adopting safety precautions more than ever.