As coronavirus cases continue to increase across the country, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has made it mandatory for the people to wear masks in public places.
Addressing a press conference, KP Finance and Health Minister Taimur Jhagra said that the chief minister’s task force has made it mandatory for public to wear masks in public places.
“I must clarify that it is not necessary for you to wear a surgical mask. Wear a mask not just to protect yourself, but to protect others as well for when you speak, your droplets come out and you can protect others [with the mask] from your sneeze,” he said.
The minister said that people could wear an old shirt or a piece of cloth to protect others from getting infected from them.
He said that the measure will be enforced in three phases. “For the first 72 hours, we will take a soft approach. Over the next week, we will focus more on the implementation. A week after that, we will try that the public, at least in the province’s major cities, are wearing masks,” he added.
He further said that that it was possible that people would have to live with the coronavirus for two to three years.
