ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (APP): The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Saturday directed the provinces to devise guidelines for managing tourism sector to contain the resurgence of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The NCOC meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar discussed opening up of the tourism sector with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety guidelines for the containment of the disease. The forum highlighted that violations of SOPs had been observed at almost all tourist destinations and emphasised that if tourism is not managed well it might create a pandemic outbreak.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir administrations were requested to make all out efforts to implement SOPs on visiting tourists including the use of face masks (No Mask No Tourism) and density control. Moreover, other provinces should take measures to control the flow of tourists to the tourist destinations.
For the next three weeks, special efforts to ramp up testing and contact tracing of tourists through establishing of special sentinel sites at tourist spots and airports will be ensured. Detailed SOPs on tourism have already been issued, however, Ministry of Health will formulate and issue special guidelines and action plan for the tourist management.
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