Raza Naqvi Attock
The district administration on Saturday lockdown across the district to slow the spread of the third wave of the outbreak.
The notification issued by district administration Attock on Saturday notified that the lockdown proposed by the primary and secondary healthcare department was enforced in different districts of the province including Attock following reports of surge in the number of new Covid-19 cases.
When contacted deputy commissioner Ali Annan Qammar has said that the Punjab government has started taking strict measures as the UK-variant of the coronavirus continues to spread in the province.
He said that according to notification, bazaars and markets to close at 6pm while business centers to remain closed on weekends.
He added that according to instructions of the Punjab government, dairy shops, chicken, meat and fish shops, as well as bakeries, will operate between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm while medical services such as pharmacies, laboratories, medical stores, collection centers, hospitals and clinics will remain open round the clock.
He further said that parks, shrines and wedding halls to remain closed.
Moreover, seven more persons tested positive of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) across the district during last 24 hours raising the tally to 1347.
Chief executive District health authority, Dr Jawad Ellahi said that among newly positive patients six belongs to Attock city while one belong to Hazro.
