KARACHI: The Sindh government has imposed a ban on pillion riding across the province for the upcoming 14 days to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The provincial home department issued a notice in this regard as the deadly virus could spread more through pillion riding. The major step was taken to ensure the control of the coronavirus to spread.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has risen to 882 as new cases have been reported from all the provinces reported last night. Sindh has remained the worst affected province from the coronavirus with a total of 394 cases.
In this regard, the provincial health department has informed that 61 new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Sindh.
Earlier, Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah had announced a province-wide lockdown in order to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus. People will not be allowed to venture out of their homes unnecessarily under lockdown, he said.
According to the chief minister, only three persons will be allowed to travel in the car if citizens needed to go to the hospital.
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