{"id":10092,"date":"2021-05-03T14:23:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T14:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=10092"},"modified":"2021-05-03T14:23:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T14:23:54","slug":"pakistan-tightens-borders-as-covid-19-cases-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/05\/03\/pakistan-tightens-borders-as-covid-19-cases-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan tightens borders as Covid-19 cases soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"col-md-10\" align=\"left\">\n<p>Pakistan has closed land crossings with Iran and Afghanistan for travellers and slashed international flights as the government warned of a \u201ccritical\u201d few weeks ahead in the battle against Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The border restrictions were announced Sunday as the country prepared to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which usually sees the mass movement of people between cities and villages as well as the return of migrant workers and overseas Pakistanis for celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10094\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pakistan-tightens-borders-as-Covid-19-cases-soar-rapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan-tightens-borders-as Covid-19-cases-soar-rapidnews\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pakistan-tightens-borders-as-Covid-19-cases-soar-rapidnews.jpg 860w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pakistan-tightens-borders-as-Covid-19-cases-soar-rapidnews-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pakistan-tightens-borders-as-Covid-19-cases-soar-rapidnews-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pakistan-tightens-borders-as-Covid-19-cases-soar-rapidnews-675x450.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pakistani officials have anxiously watched the coronavirus crisis unfolding in neighbouring India.<\/p>\n<p>The Civil Aviation Authority said Saturday that from Wednesday, 80 percent of flights would be suspended for two weeks, mainly from the Middle East, until mid-May when the Eid holidays are over.<\/p>\n<p>Foot crossings with Iran and Afghanistan would also be sealed, the country\u2019s coronavirus task force said, adding that trade would be exempt.<\/p>\n<p>Flights and land crossings with neighbouring India \u2014 reeling from a devastating outbreak with hundreds of thousands of new cases a day \u2014 were closed before the pandemic because of political tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Impoverished Pakistan is struggling to contain a third wave of infections, with more than 800,000 cases and 18,000 deaths declared.<\/p>\n<p>Only a small fraction of its 220 million population has been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Planning minister Asad Umar, who has been leading the government response to the outbreak, said the next two weeks are \u201ccritical\u201d, as health authorities rushed to increase intensive care capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Pakistan saw a spike in cases following Ramadan and Eid.<\/p>\n<p>Mosques have remained open throughout the month of Ramadan, with few adhering to social distancing guidelines during huge nightly gatherings of worshippers.<\/p>\n<p>Private gatherings, shops and restaurants have faced tight restrictions, with the army mobilised to help enforce rules.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also announced a ban on travel between provinces for more than a week over Eid and imposed closures on hotels and tourist spots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has closed land crossings with Iran and Afghanistan for travellers and slashed international 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