Lockdown expanded in five districts
Punjab records 36 more deaths from coronavirus
LAHORE:
By coronavirus raising the toll in Punjab to 3,558, the government has imposed smart lockdown in more areas of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujarat, Gujranwala and Hafizabad in view of increasing cases of the disease.
At least 584 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the province on Saturday, raising the total number to 130,706. According to Secretary of Primary and Secondary Healthcare Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman, smart lockdown is being imposed in areas where the number of people testing positive for novel coronavirus is higher. He said the lockdown has been imposed in 22 areas of Lahore, nine of Rawalpindi, four of Gujranwala, three of Gujrat and two areas of Hafizabad.
Smart lockdown extended in hotspot areas of six cities
Lahore
December 20, 2020
LAHORE : The Punjab government has extended smart lockdown in six cities till December 31 in hotspot areas with maximum emergence of Covid-19 cases amidst rising second wave of coronavirus in the province.
According to separate notifications issued by Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), Punjab, on Saturday, the smart lockdown has been imposed in hotspot areas of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, Gujrat and Hafizabad. The smart lockdown is imposed in 22 hotspot areas in five towns of district Lahore including Samanabad Town, Aziz Bhatti Town, Nishtar Town, Allama lqbal Town and Cantt areas.
Punjab imposes smart lockdown in Lahore, Rawalpindi
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The Government of Punjab has imposed a smart lockdown in six cities as it continues to battle the novel coronavirus.
Lockdown has been imposed in 22 neighbourhoods in Lahore, nine in Rawalpindi, four in Gujranwala and three in Gujrat.
The entry and exit points of the locations have been sealed. The timings for the shops is as follows:
Grocery stores, fruits and vegetable shops, and petrol pumps will be open from 9am to 7pm, seven days a week.