Expert advises people to avoid unnecessary visits to markets, follow social distancing, other guidelines.

ISLAMABAD -- Emphasizing on the need to follow physical distancing measures, medical expert Tuesday said that the public should stop gathering in places associated with Eid activities while visiting shops for containing the further spread of coronavirus.

Talking to PTV news, a Microbiologist Dr Mumtaz Ahmad said the general public must follow the guidelines of the government properly and observe social distancing to stay safe.

He said it would be unfair to say that the government has not taken sufficient measures to control the pandemic, adding, that the government has utilized all its available resources to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but now it was the responsibility of people to keep social distancing and follow SOPs strictly.

He advised the masses to avoid "non-essential" visits to markets and contact with others people to control coronavirus to further spread as the country's coronavirus death toll rises.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people are being encouraged to stay inside homes and only go...

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