KARACHI: Sindh government on Sunday has imposed lock-down in the province from 12:00am tonight after the number of coronavirus cases escalated.
Chief Minister of Sindh (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has hinted at imposing province-wide lock-down due to increase in the novel coronavirus cases across the country.
In the meeting of the coronavirus Task Force chaired by Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, important decisions were taken regarding the coronavirus.
According to details, CM Murad chaired an online meeting over the coronavirus situation that was also attended by civil and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) leadership.
The CM clarified no one will be allowed on the roads without a solid reason and that the final decision about the curfew will be taken till evening. “We are making tough decisions in the best interest of the people”, he added.
Murad Ali further urged the people to practice social distancing and avoid visiting public places to curb the spread of coronavirus.
During the lock-down, grocery and medical stores would remain open.
On the other hand, the Governor House Sindh has been closed for two weeks in view of the worsening situation of the coronavirus.
Sources told that preventive measures taken against the coronavirus are set to be tightened; this decision was taken after repeated calls of social distancing were ignored by the populace.
Spokesman of the Sindh government Murtaza Wahab tweeted on social networking website Twitter, saying it was time to make difficult decisions.
He wrote that the Chief Minister had spoken to the Sindh Governor, Corps Commander Karachi, DG Rangers and IG Sindh regarding the implementation of the order to keep people in their homes.
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