Islamabad: Pakistan reimposed partial lockdown amid the rise in coronavirus cases. The Imran Khan-led government has introduced several steps in a bid to curb the deadly virus.
The directive of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in its order asked the lockdown to be imposed until further notice.
As per the order, shopping malls, markets, marriage halls and restaurants will be closed at 10 pm. The parks and recreational places will be closed several hours early at 6 pm. Wearing of masks have been made mandatory.
The order read, “Due to consistent increase in positivity percentage and disease prevalence during last two weeks, NCOC has decided the implementation of following NPIs in districts/cities with more than 2% positivity (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Hyderabad, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur Peshawar, Quetta etc).”