ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will continue its ban on tourism across the country “until further notice,” the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has said, despite easing other restrictions to limit the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Ban on tourism will continue till further notice. NCOC will issue necessary instructions accordingly. #StayHomeStaySafe,” the federal body overseeing the country’s response to the pandemic, said a Twitter post on Sunday.
Ban on Tourism will continue till further notice. NCOC will issue necessary instructions accordingly.#StayHomeStaySafe
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 16, 2021
To curb a spike in COVID-19 infections, the government had imposed a nationwide lockdown from May 8 to 16, including a ban on tourism and intercity public transport during the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays this week.
However, from Sunday, public transport services were resumed in all provinces and cities across the country after Pakistan reported a drop in coronavirus cases.
Authorities also re-opened markets and shops and allowed offices to resume operations with 50 percent capacity.
On Monday, Pakistan registered 3,232 COVID-19 cases and 74 deaths in the past 24 hours, the NCOC said.
Statistics 17 May 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 36,725
Positive Cases: 3232
Positivity % : 8.80%
Deaths : 74— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 17, 2021
Since the pandemic in February last year, 19,617 people have lost their lives, while 880,362 have tested positive for the disease.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Pakistan also opened COVID-19 vaccine registrations for all residents aged 30 and above.
According to official data, over 3.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in Pakistan thus far.
