ISLAMABAD: The government has extended the prevailing lockdown for another two weeks with some essential industries being allowed to reopen. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the decision, on Tuesday, after chairing a National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting, which was attended by the chief ministers of all provinces. In the meeting, they decided to ease the virus lockdown and allow limited economic activity in the country to mitigate the impact of an economic crisis. The decision by the government to open certain workplaces came on the day when the death toll from COVID-19 touched 100. Sindh and Punjab authorities issued notifications regarding the extension of the lockdown but business has been partially restored in various cities of the country. Under the Sindh Home Department notification, people belonging to different departments in Lockdown will be allowed to open businesses from today. COVID-19: Punjab government to open low risk areas Proper standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been announced for such industries and businesses as they re-open. [embeddoc url=”https://en.baaghitv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SOPs-Workplaces-and-Industry.pdf.pdf” download=”all”] The sectors and industries granted exemption and will open up after this announcement include the construction industry (cement shops, bricks kilns, crushing plants, bitumen and prefabricated construction materials), the chemical industry and manufacturing plants. Furthermore, the … Continue reading Lockdown eased, industries and businesses partially restored