Pakistan to slash international flights by 80% to curb COVID-19

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will reduce the number of international flights into and out of its airports by 80% to help curb rising COVID-19 cases, the government said.

The restrictions will come into effect on May 5 and will run to May 20, Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement, though it did not specify which flights or destinations would be affected by the measure. The controls will be reviewed on May 18, the government said in a statement endorsed by the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), which oversees Pakistan's response to the pandemic.