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KARACHI: Sindh government has announced to impose micro-smart lockdowns in four more areas of Karachi’s District Central amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
The district’s deputy commissioner in a notification, said the micro-smart lockdowns have been imposed in four areas of District Central until April 08, 2021.
Micro-smart lockdowns have been imposed in three Union Councils of Gulberg, including UC-3, 5, and 7, in UC-3 of Liaquatabad, and UC-2 and UC-6 in North Karachi. Besides, smart lockdowns have also been imposed in three UCs of North Nazimabad, including UC-5 and -6.
The notification further said that the lockdown was imposed in the respective lanes of the affected union councils after the district health officer indicated those areas as coronavirus hotspots.
All people entering and exiting the designated areas will have to mandatorily wear a face mask, the notification said, adding that unnecessary movement in affected USCs, pillion riding on motorcycles, and commercial activities will be banned.
Coronavirus has claimed 63 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,028 on Thursday.
The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 63 more lives and 3,946 fresh infections were reported during the period.