Police have reopened roads and streets in Karachi’s Gulzar-e-Hijri area a day after they were sealed over suspected coronavirus cases in the vicinity, the East assistant commissioner confirmed Tuesday.
Gulzar-e-Hijri, located in one of Karachi’s most affected t, was sealed on Monday. A few suspected cases were reported in the area but most of them tested negative, the assistant commissioner said. A large number of people were out on roads buying fruit, vegetables and meat, despite a lockdown and roads being blocked in the area in UC-29.
The policemen deployed in the area told media that they were only told to block the roads.
The local administration had decided to seal Gulzar-e-Hijri a few days ago. But the decision was withdrawn after criticism from political parties.
