Today, the Federal Minister of Planning Asad Umar who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed his concerns regarding the recent spike in coronavirus infection in Pakistan.

Umar, 59, took to Twitter earlier today and shared NCOC recommendations with the public. He wrote:

NCOC has once again recommended banning all large public gatherings. The rapid increase in positivity requires urgent steps to save lives & livelihoods. Since mid-October, when NCC first considered the NCOC recommendation to ban large public gatherings daily cases have nearly tripled.

Asking for the national political leadership to come together once more to curb the second wave of the viral disease, he further wrote:

The national political leadership across the political spectrum needs to demonstrate leadership to send a message to the entire nation for taking preventive steps and follow SOPs. The consensus is needed in NCC for taking this decision, which has been delayed due to a lack of consensus.

Coronavirus cases are surging again in Pakistan. Just last week, 10,611 new cases have been reported in the country. Also, 154 people have died due to Covid during the period.