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It was not instantly clear which routes and air carriers can be affected.
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- Last Updated:May 01, 2021, 13:21 IST
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Pakistan plans to cut back the variety of inbound worldwide flights to 20% of present numbers to curb rising COVID-19 circumstances, the official physique overseeing the nation’s pandemic response stated on Saturday.
“In view of prevailing international and regional illness traits, Pakistan has determined to cut back inbound worldwide journey from 5 May to twentieth May,” said the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), which oversees the government’s pandemic response, on Twitter.
It was not immediately clear which routes and air carriers would be affected. The NCOC added the decision would be reviewed on May 18.
Pakistan has seen record deaths in recent days from the coronavirus, and stricter restrictions on movement and gathering in public are planned for the upcoming Eid holiday. Officials are worried the country’s health care system, already under strain, could reach breaking point if more contagious variants of the virus begin to spread, as has happened in neighbouring India.
On Saturday authorities reported 4,696 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 146 deaths from the disease.
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