Five areas in Peshawar put under smart lockdown

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No gatherings are allowed, congregations in mosques have been restricted to five people
DLP Report
PESHAWAR
The district administration of Peshawar imposed on Tuesday a smart lockdown in nearly five areas amid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases.
A notification for the smart lockdown was issued. It reads that the lockdown starts from 6pm today (Tuesday).
The sealed areas include Sectors E-VI and N-IV of Hayatabad, University Town area bound by Circular Lane, Park Road and Old Jamrud Road, Hayatabad Industrial Estate, and Peshawar Cantt area.
Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Asghar said the aim is to prevent the spread of the virus.
No gatherings are allowed in these areas and congregations in mosques have been restricted to five people.
All shops except pharmacies, food supplies, tandoors and general stores will remain closed.
The decision came as Pakistan reported 67 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 400,482. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 8,091.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,458 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.
Till now 174,350 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 119,578 in Punjab, 47,370 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,187 in Balochistan, 30,406 in Islamabad, 6,933 in Azad Kashmir and 4,658 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 3,036 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 2,935 in Sindh, 1,369 in KP, 167 in Balochistan, 318 in Islamabad, 169 in Azad Kashmir and 97 in GB.
Pakistan has so far conducted 5,549,779 coronavirus tests and 40,969 in the last 24 hours. 343,286 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,patients are in critical condition.