“Government departments have repeatedly asked the public to follow the Covid-19 SOPs, but most of the people have ignored the SOPs,” he said. “In this regard, not only in the markets but also in any other sectors, Covid-19 SOPs are not being implemented. If the same situation persists, we will once again propose to the federal government to impose smart lockdown,” he said. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik has said that the number of Covid-19 patients in Punjab hospitals is increasing. Similarly, the percentage of Covid-19 cases in Punjab has increased from 0.92 to 1.33 per cent.

Source: Pakistan Today October 23, 2020 14:15 UTC