Mirza seeks citizens’ support in smart lockdown policy implementation
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza on Sunday asked the citizens to support the efforts of government in its fight against COVID-19 and effectively implementing its smart lockdown policy. Dr Mirza, in a news briefing, said the policy of smart lockdown could be successfully implemented if the citizens fully cooperated with the government and implemented all the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
He said the people would be informed through the media about their responsibilities and they could also visit official websites to know about the SOPs. He urged the citizens to take preventive measures against COVID-19 during Ramazan-ul-Mubarak to mitigate the pandemic in the country.
He said still there were threats of spread of the disease and asked the citizens to continue implementing protective measures as per directions to stem the increase in coronavirus cases. - APP