The Sindh government on Saturday issued detailed standard operating procedures for businesses to abide by when conducting services online as the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus continues to remain in effect.
At the workplace
Businesses are allowed to operate from 9 am to 3 pm with their shutters down. No customer is allowed to enter the shop premises.
Before they start online operations, they are required to give detailed briefings on the COVID-19 spread, preventive steps to be taken against the spread, and the signs and symptoms of the disease to look out for.
Among the SOPs issued — besides safety precautions such as no handshakes and frequent handwashing — is the maintenance of a “daily log of medical history” of all employees.
While making deliveries
When out making deliveries, delivery persons are required to display an identity card from their workplaces, along with their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNIC) and a log of each delivery is also to be maintained.
A distance of at least one meter is to be observed at all times and cash handling minimized. The business must provide customers electronic receipts for the transactions conducted.
