Authorities have decided to intensify lockdown in eight areas of the Punjab capital Lahore.

These include Gulberg, Model Town, DHA, Gulshan-i-Ravi, Faisal Town, Garden Town and interior parts that will be sealed off completely and guards will be on-duty to restrict any kind of movement to and from the areas.

Moreover, commercial activities in these areas are being grinded to a halt so no commercial markets or shopping malls will be let open in these areas.

Reportedly, the Punjab additional chief secretary briefed the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) meeting under Planning Minister Asad Umar that Lahore had the largest number of corona cases and the provincial cabinet committee was going to devise the future course of action.