Our Correspondents
Hyderabad/Mirpur
In order to prevent spread of COVID-19, the Deputy Commissioner Fuad Ghaffar Soomro has extended smart lockdown in 10 hotspot areas identified and recommended by the district health officer with effect from December 19 (Saturday) for period of 10 days.
According to notification issued late Thursday night, the DC while exercising powers conferred upon him under section 3 (3) of Sindh Epidemic Disease Act, 2014, ordered to impose smart lockdown and sealed 10 areas/ streets of most affected two talukas Qasimabad and Latifabad forthwith from 9 am of December 19 to December 28 for 10 days to prevent further spread of COVID-19.
Qasimabad union council Cantt civil lines, Dr. Ziauddin road, Qasimabad UC-1 Lab-e- Mehran Commercial area main Chowk, Anwar Vilaaz, Qasimabad UC-2 Jeejul Mau hospital Road surrounding area, Farid Plaza, UC-3 Naseem Nagar phase-2 GMB Housing Society, Abdullah City Bungalows, Gospel Homes, Al Wahid Town, All Mustafa Home/Town, in UC-4 Al Raheem Vilaaz, Gulistan Sajjad, Citizen Colony and in Latifabad UC-1 Hussainabad, UC-2 Pathan Goath, UC-6 Block D Unit 10 Latifabad, UC-09 Mir Fazal Town and UC-10 Block 2 Latifabad unit 08 will remain under smart lockdown for peroid of 10 days from December 19 (Saturday), notification stated.
The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday allowed wedding halls to reopen in the valley, notification issued. The wedding halls are allowed to hold gatherings of up to 300 people with strict adherence to the coronavirus-related standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Administration of the marriage halls will be bound to provide masks and sanitizers to the attendants, the notification read. Meanwhile, only 30 people can attend marriage ceremonies being held at homes.
