The Sindh government has decided to impose lockdown in the province till August 8, starting from tomorrow. The decision was taken during a provincial coronavirus task force meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday.
The decision to impose the lockdown has been taken to curb the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in the province. During the meeting of Provincial Corona Task Force, Sindh Health Secretary Dr Kazim Jato said that the positivity rate in Karachi during the last 24 hours was 23 per cent, 14.52 per cent in Hyderabad and 2.9 per cent in Sukkur.
The following decisions were taken in the meeting today:
- Vaccination cards of citizens roaming the streets will be checked.
- All markets will remain closed during the lockdown.
- All government offices will be closed from next week.
- Pharmacies will remain open.
- Unvaccinated government t employees will not get salaries after August 31.
However, businesses associated with the export sector will be allowed to operate.
As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan has recorded 4,537 new cases of Covid-19 with the positivity rate of 7.79 per cent.
