Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 08 Nov 2020, 08:17 pm Print
COVID19 WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Islamabad: There seems to be a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Pakistan and keeping that in mind authority is planning to impose smart lockdown in Islamabad city.
Officials have decided to seal certain sectors in the city where coronavirus cases are on the rise.
The lockdown will be effective in Islamabad's targeted locations from Monday, November 9, according to a notification released by the Islamabad deputy commissioner, Geo News reported.
"Subsectors 1-8/3, 1-8/4, G-9/1,G-10/4 and G-6/2 Islamabad are hereby sealed (locked down) w.e.f. 10.00 A.M, 09.11.2020 in larger public interest arid until further orders," read the notification as quoted by the Pakistani news channel.
"The exemptions to this order include essential services and supplies like pharmacy, patients for medical aid, rationing, drinking water supplies and emergency etc," it added further.
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