Minister: (NCOC directs provinces to devise guidelines for managing tourism to contain COVID-19)

Islamabad:The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has directed the provinces to devise guidelines for managing tourism to contain the Resurgence of COVID-19 outbreak.

Directives were given in the NCOC meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar here on Saturday.

The meeting discussed opening up of tourism sector with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety guidelines for containment of disease.

The forum highlighted that violations of SOPs have been observed at almost all tourist destinations and emphasized that if tourism not managed well, it might create a pandemic outbreak.