Sindh Govt Imposes Lockdown Till August 8
The latest figures of NCOC show the country's positivity rate has reached 7.79% and more than 4,000 cases are being reported positive daily
With an increasing positivity rate in Karachi, the Sindh government has once again imposed a lockdown till August 8 as the province is losing the battle in curbing the spread of the infectious virus during fourth wave.
The decision was finalized in a meeting of the coronavirus task force chaired by Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah on Friday.
The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) representatives, and Sindh Rangers Director General (DG).
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The latest figures of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) show that the positivity rate in the country has reached 7.79% and more than 4,000 cases are being reported positive daily.
Statistics 30Jul 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 58,203
Positive Cases: 4537
Positivity % : 7.79%
Deaths : 86— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) July 30, 2021
During the two-week lockdown, inter-city transportation will also remain banned and the exams have been postponed until the date.
Meanwhile, the health department is directed to adopt strict measures to get the public vaccinated.
Moreover, the government agrees to continue food delivery service but wedding halls will not hold events until further notice.
Whereas, all export-related industries will continue to operate at full capacity during the lockdown.
However, the decision has not been well-received by the business community of Karachi as it opines that the measures are going to harm them especially daily-wage workers.
Businessmen Group (BMG) Chairman Zubair Motiwala requested authorities to keep small traders, vendors, and shopkeepers out of the lockdown scope as they will otherwise struggle to survive.
NCOC Head Asad Umar has opposed the decision and said closure for weeks is not a proper solution. but they would cooperate.
