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Lockdown imposed across country except Sindh

May 8, 2021 12:51 PM


A complete lockdown has been implemented in the whole country except the Sindh province, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.

As per the NCOC decision, large markets, shopping plazas and entertainment venues will remain closed until May 16. Cloth markets, shoe markets and salon shops are facing closure.

The closing of mehndi or henna stalls means there would be no traditional celebration of chand-raat (a night before the Eidul Fitr) this time.

On the other hand, grocery stores, tandoors, milk-sellers, meat shops and fruit and vegetable shops will be open until 6pm.

For the convenience of the people, banks will also be open on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Commissioner Lahore Division Muhammad Usman in special message issued ahead of Eidul Fitr said that the purpose of long Eid holidays is to stop the spread of coronavirus.

“All kinds of business activity except grocery stores and essential commodities will remain closed till May 16,” he said.

Read More: Smart lockdown imposed in Karachi’s Kemari

The Commissioner said that all kinds of tourist spots will remain closed till May16, however locals of Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir would not face any difficulty to go back to their respective areas from Lahore. 

However, all kinds of intercity and intracity public transport will remain completely closed during the lockdown. 

As per the statistics released by the NCOC, in the last 24 hours (Friday) total tests conducted were 48,103 in which 4,109 came back positive with a positivity ratio of 8.54 percent. As many as 120 people lost their battle against the deadly virus across the country. 

https://twitter.com/OfficialNcoc/status/1390820367288184837 

DIG Lahore Sajid Kiani said, “From May 8 to 16, there will be a complete ban on inter-provincial, inter-city and intra-city public transport. Private cars, rickshaws, taxis will be allowed to travel with 50 percent  capacity while trains will be allowed to travel with 70 percent.”

https://twitter.com/DIGOpsLahore/status/1390881257639251968 



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