NCOC meeting: Education, health ministers to decide about schools today

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) will meet all the Ministers of Health and Education today to review the situation of COVID-19 in the country and take decisions to curb the spread of the virus.

The positive proportion of corona virus has increased sharply in the last few days, especially in Karachi where it reached 40% on Sunday.

On Saturday, the NCOC will discuss epidemiological chart data, disease outbreaks, and proposed non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the country, especially in the context of growing disease trends in urban centers. The meeting was called later.

The forum asked the ministers to propose a new set of NPIs today, focusing on the education sector, public gatherings, wedding ceremonies, indoor / outdoor dining, and transport.

The NCOC had decided to liaise extensively with the provinces, especially the Sindh government, to take necessary steps to tackle the growing disease.

Focus on Nawaz’s case instead of mine, Hareem to Akbar
LONDON: Following the decision of the Pakistani government to launch a money laundering probe against tack talk star Hareem Shah, social media sensation has urged Assistant to the Prime Minister for Accountability Shehzad Akbar to “spend time in their investigation”. Instead of wasting it, focus on the case of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, ”Geo News reported on Sunday.

Talking to Geo News in London, Hareem Shah said that Nawaz Sharif was enjoying his life here in London and going to restaurants but Shahzad Akbar could not do anything to bring him back to Pakistan.

The TuckTalk star added: “The only evidence against me in the London courts is money laundering cases, not empty talk,” adding: “I’m not afraid of lawsuits, however. I can reveal secrets and facts.