(DC) West Saleemullah Odho has imposed a smart lockdown in West District on Tuesday over rising Covid-19 cases. According to a notification issued here, the deputy commissioner has imposed new Covid-19 restrictions in the entire district and smart lockdown in corona hotspots in order to stem the spread of the virus.A smart lockdown in Covid-19 hotspots will remain in place from November 3 till further orders, reads the notification. The notification reads that all markets, marriage halls, restaurants and shopping malls must shut by 10 pm and has declared wearing of face mask mandatory in public places. Saleemullah Odho also directed authorities to shut public parks and recreational spots by 6 pm. The deputy commissioner further ordered authorities to strictly enforce the implementation of the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOPs) and directed action those violating govt orders. The move comes days after the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced new Covid-19 restrictions for cities and districts where the Covid-19 positivity rate has exceeded two per cent.The cities include Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Hyderabad, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Peshawar and Quetta. Sindh govt spokesperson Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday warned that Covid-19 cases are rising fast in Sindh. Sharing the Covid-19 figures of the last 24 hours, Wahab said the number of positive cases stood at 6.6% in the province.“Moment to ponder people. Please please wear masks,” he said in a tweet. On the other hand, the Sindh government has separately rolled out Standard Operation Procedures amid the second wave of novel coronavirus that has seen a spike in recent days. Sindh Secretariat issued today a notification mandating all its employees to wear masks without exceptions. The General Administration Department of Sindh disseminated the said notification across all the departments under the Sindh government while delegating a focal person in each department to oversee implementation on rolled out SOPs. Sindh Secretariat, additionally, has restricted the number of people visiting in the department to a limited size, thus ensuring social distancing.
