ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Friday while declaring India’s delta Covid variant extremely dangerous stressed the public that results could be bad if Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are not strictly followed.
A statement issued by the NCOC called for speeding up the implementation of SOPs and said that cases of Indian delta Covid variant have started being reported in Pakistan which could result in the spread of fourth wave of coronavirus in the country after which the national institution has formulated a comprehensive strategy.
Citing the example of India, the statement said that millions of deaths were caused by the Delta variant of coronavirus, adding that the people suffered due to lack of oxygen in Indian hospitals and the NCOC has taken special measures against this.
The NCOC also called for accelerating pace of inoculation drive and said implementation of existing SOPs would be ensured from July 9 to 18.
The NCOC has made it mandatory for students over the age of 18 to be vaccinated by August 31, while domestic air travel without a vaccination certificate will be banned from August 1.
