KARACHI: Sindh government has announced to impose more COVID restrictions in Karachi to be enforced until August 08 after the city witnessed an abnormal surge in COVID-19 cases, ARY NEWS reported.
The decision was taken in a meeting headed by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah in the meeting of the COPVID task force that was specially attended by opposition leaders and traders.
The Sindh health department has called for a complete lockdown in Karachi for 15 days as the recommendation was tabled in the COVID task force meeting.
“There should be a complete lockdown in Karachi for 15 days,” the health department said in its advice to stem COVID spread in the metropolis, where the positivity ratio has reached 30 percent.
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It further called for a complete ban on transport from provincial districts and provinces in Karachi for 15 days besides also recommending the closure of schools, colleges, and universities.
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