NADRA says ensuring preventive steps to control corona.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Database and RegisAtration Authority (NADRA) is enAsuring all preventive measures to prevent further spread of coronaAvirus at a time when all its regisAtration centers across the country are facing huge influx of citizens, the authority claimed yesterday.

A spokesman of NADRA told The Nation that all regional head officAes (RHOs) of the authority have been issued proper guidelines as part of the 're-opening plan' for commencement of NADRA operaAtions throughout the country.

There are wide spread comAplaints that applicants at NADRA registration centers are violating social distancing and other measAures making these facilities as poAtential places for spread of virus.

NADRA started its operations on Monday (May 4) and its regisAtration centers are facing surge of applicants. 'As many 60,000 apAplicants visited NADRA offices on the first day of opening and out of these, 41000 applicants were those who wanted to get their finAgers prints verified to benefit from the Ehsaas Emergency Cash ProAgramme,' the spokesman said.

Through the newly issued guideAlines, available with The Nation, for all its registration centers, NAADRA has said that queue separaAtors and guiders will be...