Given the increasing increase in COVID-19 cases across the nation, Pakistan’s aviation regulator has mandated masks for domestic flights, according to a statement.

The order was issued a day after Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, announced that its COVID-19 positivity ratio—the percentage of positive cases among all tests—rose to 21% from a national figure of 2.8 percent.

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) issued the statement late on Sunday. “With immediate effect, mask wearing will be required onboard domestic flights.”

 

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