ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre has decided to reopen outdoor restaurants and tourism spots, while education institutes in segregated districts will resume their activities from Monday, May 24.

The forum also allowed staggered re-opening of education institutes in districts with less than 5% positivity ratio from June 7

It was decided in a meeting with Planning Minister Asad Umar in the chair in Islamabad today (Wednesday). The educational institutions in districts with less than five percent positivity ratio of Covid cases can resume educational activities.

Restaurants will remain opened with outdoor dining till 2359 hours whereas takeaways will be allowed 24/7. It was decided that the tourism sector will be opened with strict Covid protocols.

The forum allowed outdoor marriage ceremonies with maximum 150 guests from next month after reviewing the situation on 27th of this month.

It was decided that education sector, other than those opened from Monday, will be opened after the review meeting.

NCOC decided that shrines, cinemas, indoor dining, indoor gyms, amusement parks, contact sports, festivals, inter provincial public transport on Saturday and Sunday with effect from Saturday will continue to remain closed till further review.

It decided that current in-bound and Land Border policy will continue till further orders.

The meeting permitted reopening of Gadani and Misri Shah Industry from tomorrow.

All Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations will be held after 20th of the next month. However, conduct of all professional and non-professional examinations will take place on case-to-case basis.