Korangi administration orders lockdown in three subdivisions
Karachi
May 20, 2021
The administration of the Korangi district ordered micro smart lockdowns in three subdivisions late on Tuesday night. Interestingly, no such lockdown has been ordered in District East, which has been reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Sindh on an almost regular basis.
A notification issued by the office of District Korangi Deputy Commissioner Irfan Salam Mirwani said that micro smart lockdowns have been ordered in the Korangi, Shah Faisal Town and Model Colony (Malir) subdivisions on the recommendation of the district health officer.
The lockdowns have been ordered in emerging hotspot areas with respect to the spread of the coronavirus and in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3(3) of the Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act 2014. The restrictions will stay in effect until June 1.
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Public movement, pillion riding banned in COVID affected areas of Karachi
May 19, 2021
KARACHI: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Central has notified the imposition of micro-smart lockdown in several areas of Karachi due to the presence of 63 COVID-19 patients in four towns, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
The notification stated that the imposition of micro-smart lockdown will come into effect from May 19 till June 2 in different areas and residential units due to the presence of COVID-19 patients.
The latest order for COVID-19 lockdown was issued for separate areas and units located in the four towns including Gulberg, North Karachi, Liaquatabad and North Nazimabad after being spotted by the district health officer (DHO).
May 19, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh reported 2067 new coronavirus cases and 19 more deaths over the past 24 hours, taking the province’s tally of cases to 303,306 and casualties to 4854, according to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a daily statement on the Covid-19 situation said that 2076 new cases emerged when 20,421 tests were conducted.
“20,421 samples were tested which detected 2076 cases that constituted 10.2 percent current detection rate,” announced chief minister.
He added that 19 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 4,854 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate.
CM Murad said that so far 3,883,951 tests have been conducted against which 303,306 cases were diagnosed, of them 91.7 percent or 278,280 patients have recovered, including 611 overnight.
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