The Sindh Provincial Government made the final decision on the lockdown and the school reopened today

• Sindh govt tasforce recommends allowing hotels, restaurants and cafes to resume outdoor dining.
• The Sindh government may allow shops, markets and other businesses to be open until 8pm.
• The Sindh Coronavirus Working Group recommended closing schools for 10 days.

Karachi: The Sindh Provincial Government’s Coronavirus Task Force will make a final decision today (Sunday) on the reopening of schools and the lifting of restrictions imposed by the surge in coronavirus cases.

A day ago, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) announced that the Sindh provincial government would lift its blockade on August 9.

However, the final decision in this regard will be made by the provincial government working group today.

The source said that the working group recommended that hotels, restaurants and cafes be allowed to resume outdoor dining, while shops, markets and other businesses should be open from August 9 until 8 pm.

It is also recommended that the ban on outdoor wedding events be lifted, and the school is recommended to close for another 10 days.

Pakistan reported on Sunday that as coronavirus cases across the country continue to rise, the positive rate of coronavirus exceeds 8%.

NCOC reported that of the 55,002 people tested for infection, 4,455 people tested positive for the virus on Saturday.

This brings the positive rate of coronavirus to 8.09%. According to NCOC data, 68 people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan currently has 82,076 active coronavirus cases, and the total number of cases in the country has reached 1,067,580.

The total number of deaths caused by the virus has exceeded 23,865.