Lahore to undergo lockdown on weekends to control spread of COVID-19 Fri 30th April 2021 | 02:05 PM
Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Usman has made this announcement in a bid to contain spread of Coronavirus in the provincial capital.
LAHORE: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-April 30
th, 2021) Lahore the provincial capital will undergo complete lockdown on weekends to contain spread of COVID-19.
Lahore Division Commissioner Muhammad Usman made this announcment on Friday.
He said the businesses, shops and markets would remain closed across the city.
The decision was taken to save lives as Coronavirus cases continued to increase across the country and Punjab.
However, the commissioner made it clear that medical stores, petrol pumps and vaccination centres would remain open during the weekends.
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Punjab government has decided to impose strict smart lockdowns across the province, especially in coronavirus hotspots in big cities, including Lahore.
Any citizen violating coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) and mandatory restriction of wearing a facemask in public places will face a jail term.
Lahore Division Commissioner Muhammad Usman, along with Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mehmud Dogar and representatives Pakistan Army and Punjab Rangers, warned on Monday that the healthcare system has come under stress due to the increasing number of coronavirus patients.