LAHORE – Amid the recent uptick in coronavirus cases, the government has decided to accelerate the vaccination drive across the country and has directed that unvaccinated people will not be provided petrol from next month in Lahore.
The local administration has placed banners at the petrol pumps across the provincial capital, saying that unvaccinated persons will not be provided fuel from September 1.
“From September 1, only those who have completed their vaccine doses will be given fuel,” read the directives.
On Wednesday, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Tuesday said those who have not been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will not be allowed to use public transport from October 15.
He had said school teachers and staff will not be allowed to work after October 15 if they have not taken the jabs.
Unvaccinated people will not be allowed to enter the shopping malls from August 31, he had said, adding that a single dose vaccination will be mandatory for entry in the malls after the date.
From September 30, only those people who will have taken their both jabs will be allowed to enter the shopping malls, he had added.
Pakistan on Friday recorded 95 new deaths and 4,016 new infections. According to the latest figures from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the death toll has surged to 25,415 and the number of confirmed cases stands at 1,144,341.
Pakistan reports 95 deaths, 4,016 new Covid-19 cases in a day
