Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from next month in the midst of efforts to load the fourth wave of Coronavirus.
The decision to open the Kartarpur Temple was taken by the National Command and the Operations Center (NCOC) on Saturday due to the commemoration of the death of the founder of Baba Sikhisma Teacher Nanak Dev on September 22.
The Dawn newspaper reported that the NCOC meeting in a round voice decided to allow Sikh pilgrims.
To visit Kartarpur next month under a tight Covid-19 protocol.
It should be mentioned here that because the Delta variant, India has been in category C from May 22 to August 12, and special approval is needed for people from the country, including Sikh pilgrims.
However, now people who are fully vaccinated with the certificate will be allowed to enter Pakistan as long as they show a real-time polymerase reaction test report (RT-PCR) which should not be more than 72 hours.
Apart from this, the fast antigen test (mouse) will also be carried out at the airport and in the case of positive results, individuals will not be allowed to enter Pakistan.
In addition, according to non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPIS), a maximum of 300 people will be allowed to gather at a time at Darbar.
According to an official of the Ministry of National Health (NHS), Pakistan has introduced three categories to deal with the spread of Coronavirus.
“Countries in category A are excluded from the Covid-19 mandatory test, travelers from areas falling in category B are required to present a negative PCR test that must be taken within 72 hours of the travel date, while visitors from countries in categories C It is limited and can travel only under certain NCOC guidelines, “the official said.
Restrictions on visits to Kartarpur are down even though 3,842 new cases are reported in the last 24 hours, taking the national calculation of confirmed cases to 1,123,812, according to data distributed by the Ministry of National Health Services.
75 more people died in this period and casualties because Coronavirus reached 24,923.
The level of participation is 7.18 percent of the highest in the last three days.
Drive vaccination is underway and the consignment of 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine reaches Pakistan on Saturday to refill shares.
So far 46.45 million doses have been given in this country.
Also, Pakistan on Saturday provides Sri Lanka with Covid-19 medical equipment that saves.
Pakistani High Commissioner Mohammad Saad Khattak asked Prime Minister Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa and handed the equipment on behalf of the Pakistani government.
Equipment includes 75 ventilators and 150 C-PAP breathing machines produced in Pakistan, according to official statements by the Pakistani government.