Customers, traders asked to follow SOPs related with business activities

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Ministry of National Health Services has asked the customers, retailers and traders to strictly follow SOPs related with business activities to ensure safe working conditions to reduce the impact of COVID-19 spread. According to an official of Ministry of National Health Services, the government has allowed necessary small and large businesses to meet the public needs with condition to implement the concerned SOPs prepared for store owners, managers and general public or customers. The official said all concerned business owners and employees in industries should enforce these SOPs. On the other hand, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has soared to 19,103. According to National Command and Operation Centre, these include 7106 cases in Punjab, 7102 in Sindh, 2907 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1172 in Balochistan, 356 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 393 in Islamabad Capital Territory and 67 in Azad Kashmir. 4817 patients have so far recovered while the death toll from the virus stands at 440. Twenty-three new deaths and 989 new cases have been reported during last twenty four hours.