Mehwish Hayat 'disappointed' over recent event in Islamabad

The third wave of coronavirus in Pakistan has been confirmed by the government last week. Educational institutions of all grades in seven cities of Punjab, as well as in Peshawar and Islamabad, will be closed for two weeks from Monday, keeping in view the resurgence of Covid-19 cases.

According to Radio Pakistan, the cities include Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Gujrat, Sialkot, Multan and Rawalpindi. However, despite the rising cases, a three-day culinary and musical event titled Taste Test was organised in Islamabad. The event saw performances from aspiring musicians and noted celebrities.

But Mehwish Hayat recently took to Twitter and expressed her displeasure over the event. "This is very disappointing! To be having live concerts with so many people while we are still not free of Covid…" the Punjab Nahi Jaungi star tweeted. “Cases are on the rise again and we are experiencing a deadly third wave. Let's please act responsibly."

On Saturday, authorities in Punjab imposed new restrictions in the province to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and announced that all commercial activities will close at 6pm everyday till the restrictions stay in effect. All business centres will close at 6pm and not be permitted to operate on weekends. The policy of 50% work-from-home for both public and private offices has also been enforced. These restrictions will stay in effect till March 29.

This week, it was reported that Pakistan's Covid tally crossed the 600,000 mark with 2,701 fresh cases. There are a total of 566,492 recoveries from the disease, while the numbers of deaths total 13,377.

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