Mask-wearing also made mandatory in public transport.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has declared mask-wearing mandatory on trains and in public transport as over 300 cases of Covid-19 were reported for the fourth consecutive day on Monday.

Weather of Karachi, Hyderabad and Islamabad suits the virus to spread and because of this the positivity ratio has been increasing in the three cities, according to experts.

Vice Chancellor of Health Services Academy Dr Shahzad Ali Khan stressed the need for holding marriage functions in open air and suggested managing closed places as virus rapidly spread there.

As the Civil Aviation Authority had declared wearing of masks in all domestic flights mandatory on Sunday, a statement issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH) said that after a slight change in Covid-19 cases in some cities, the NCOC has recommended mask-wearing in all domestic flights, railways and public transport within the country mandatory.

Over 300 Covid-19 cases reported for fourth consecutive day

The NIH statement requested the people to wear face masks during travel in public transport for prevention from Covid-19 transmission.

The NCOC data showed...