Traffic across city snarled as shoppers throng markets before complete lockdown
Karachi
May 7, 2021
After the news of complete lockdown in the city from May 9 onwards circulated in the media, people of Karachi thronged malls and markets of the city on Thursday for Eid shopping, creating a chaotic situation and severe traffic jams in almost all the major arteries of the city that lasted even till Iftaar.
Many shopping malls in Karachi opened at around 6am in the city on Thursday. Thousands of buyers reached early in the morning as the malls were supposed to be closed by 6pm.
According to the traffic awareness and social media unit of the DIG traffic, Karachi traffic movement remained slow from 1pm until sunset in Liaquatabad No 10 and near Firdous Market due to a large number of visitors. The same situation was witnessed in the Saddar area where shoppers thronged Zainab Market and traffic was bumper to bumper at Fawara Chowk, II Chundrigar Road and different streets of Saddar.
Karachi
May 3, 2021
The number of Covid-positive cases reported over a 24-hour period in Sindh has been steadily increasing with every passing day. From 247 cases reported on March 31 to 1,178 cases reported on May 1, the Covid-19 positivity has increased to almost five times in the province.
Unfortunately, however, the relevant authorities seem to be the least bothered about ensuring actual compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) devised to curb the spread of the viral disease, which is evident from the Eidul Fitr shopping spree under way in Karachi these days.
Even a brief survey of different shopping centres on Tariq Road, of the Zainab Market and of various shopping streets in the city is enough to show you hundreds of thousands of people, along with their children, shopping for Eid.
How bad are the coronavirus SOP violations in Sindh?
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Monday May 03, 2021
Police officials patrol at Empress Market to implement new restrictions imposed as a preventive measure to curb the spread of coronavirus in Karachi. Photo: APP
The coronavirus situation in Sindh is worsening day by day, with hospitalisation of coronavirus patients doubling in the last two weeks in Karachi.
But the public continues to violate coronavirus standard operating procedures.
Eid shopping, iftar parties, religious gatherings and crowding at restaurants is at an all-time high.
Sindh continues to report a steady increase in coronavirus cases daily. But this hasn t affected Eid shopping, especially in Karachi.
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