For business SOPs are a must.

KARACHI -- Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Sunday said the lockdown in the province was not being lifted completely but only those business activities were being restored which were agreed upon between all stakeholders under SOPs. The minister, in a statement, said that it was wrong to give the impression that lockdown was beAing completely lifted in Sindh.

'In a situation where the coronaAvirus was spreading rapidly in the province, and it was not even known how far it will go, it is impossible for the Sindh government to lift the lockdown completely,' he said.

He said that any business person or trader who did not follow the Standard Operating Procedures 100 percent, he would not be allowed to do business. 'God forbid, if the situAation worsens, we will have to make tough decisions again,' he said.

'We must not forget that the busiAness community has a vital role to play in the economy and job creAation,' he said. The minister said that although the partial lockdown had not proved to be very effective so far, but it had definitely paid off.

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that if the number of coronavirus patients in Sindh province started increasing rapidly, then the Sindh Government would have to go for a complete lockdown again.

had been continuously increasing its testing capability to detect people affected from coronavirus, besides, the medical facilities for the people affected with coronavirus were also being gradually improved.

'But if the number of...