Smart lockdown imposed in Karachi’s District Central hotspots
North Nazimabad, Gulberg and New Karachi sealed SAMAA | Saad Sabri - Posted: Apr 22, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Saad Sabri Posted: Apr 22, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Karachi administration has imposed a two-week micro smart lockdown in coronavirus hotspots in District Central as the country continues to battle the third wave of the coronavirus.
The areas sealed are North Nazimabad, North Karachi, and Gulberg. The lockdown, starting Thursday, will remain in force till May 5.
According to a notification issued by the Sindh Home Department, the directives were issued after 13 people in these areas contracted the deadly virus.
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Will resume business from April 28, say wedding hall owners
City’s wedding hall owners to resume business midway through Ramazan
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KARACHI:
Wedding hall owners in Karachi announced on Saturday that they would be resuming business from the 15th day of Ramazan (April 28), despite the Sindh government having extended corornavirus-related restrictions.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, All Pakistan Caterers and Decorators Qais Mansoor said the restrictions on wedding ceremonies on account of the coronavirus pandemic had put at risk the livelihoods of around a million people.
Mansoor claimed that the positivity ratio of Covid-19 was “extremely low” in Karachi.
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