In pictures that were shared on Twitter, Maryam can be seen hugging her party supporters in a public space without wearing a mask. She also failed to maintain the six-feet distance recommended by the health authorities to stop the spread of the virus.
A social media user urged Maryam to avoid physical contact amid the pandemic.
Another user claimed that PML-N used coronavirus issue for politicking, but now its vice president was hugging people as if the pandemic was over.
Though the number of new infections is seeing a downward trend, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had warned of a second wave of the coronavirus infections over lack of compliance of the SOPs. “There was a possibility of re-emergence of the deadly virus as a violation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) was being reported in tourist spots,” it had said.