Government's decision to restart corona test at airports

2% of the passengers coming from abroad will be subjected to mandatory corona testing

   The National Command and Operation Center has decided to restart the corona test of 2% of the passengers coming from abroad to prevent the new variant of the global epidemic corona virus. So far, no case of the new variant of the covid JN1 has been reported in Pakistan. did not come. According to the NCOC officials, the decision of corona testing has been taken to prevent the spread of JN1 variant across the world, under which 2% of the passengers coming from abroad will be mandatory corona testing at the airports, covid. Rapid diagnostic kits for testing will be provided by the National Institute of Health.                                                                                                                                 KlIt has been reported that the National Institute of Health Islamabad has issued an advisory related to the new variant of the corona virus, JN1. The purpose of the advisory is to inform the relevant authorities and stakeholders regarding precautionary measures. Pressure on OPDs and wards may increase. 

The advisory said that the JN1 variant is rapidly replacing other covid variants in the world, currently no cases of the new variant JN1 have been reported in Pakistan, hand washing with soap and hand washing as preventive measures against Corona. This includes the use of sanitizers, preventing corona and other respiratory virusesAvoid going to crowded places, the vaccine is still the best way to prevent corona. 

The spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Health has said that a new type of corona virus JN1 Omicron has been reported in some countries, since then the Ministry of Health is continuously monitoring the situation. No case of JN1 has been reported in Pakistan yet. . He said that they are ensuring the implementation of the recommendations of international health regulations, provincial and regional health institutions have been advised to increase testing, citizens are requested to use masks to prevent the spread of diseases such as corona or flu in winter. do