Islamabad: Special Assistants to Prime Minister (SAPM) Dr Zafar Mirza and Dr Moeed Yusuf on Saturday notified in a press briefing that the government had made it mandatory for all citizens to wear face masks in crowded places (market, public transport, etc), according to news sources.
Dr Mirza said that the use of face mask has been made mandatory in markets, malls, mass transport, commercial flights, trains and other crowded places due to the reported fact that 92% positive cases of COVID-19 are due to local transmission. He also expressed concern over fallacious information circulating the social media regarding coronavirus infection. He urged citizens to use authenticated sources for correct information and visit the hospitals when tested positive for COVID-19, instead of hiding it.
Meanwhile, Dr Yusuf said that the borders with China and India would be closed off for travel except for some Pakistanis, who were allowed to return from India in three intervals. He added that the government has brought home at least 33,000 stranded overseas Pakistanis from over 50 countries.
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