Despite warnings of increased COVID-19 positivity ratio, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah eased lockdown restrictions from Monday that were imposed 15 days a
SOPs flouted as city fails to observe curfew
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KARACHI:
As the country’s coronavirus positivity ratio continues to drop amid a decline in virus cases, the Sindh government however believes that the province could use another few weeks of restrictions for good measure.
The limitations, which included curtailed business hours and a nighttime curfew, were introduced in the days after Eidul Fitar, considering the relatively high number of Covid-19 cases in Sindh’s urban areas.
It was believed that if urban hubs like Karachi, where cases had spiked, followed protocol and avoided public places for a few weeks, the province could survive the virus’ third-wave and soon return to normalcy.
Members of the Joint Action Committee have asked the federal and provincial governments to stop forced evictions and halt their anti-encroachment operations in various parts of Karachi due to the.