PESHAWAR: District administration have sealed six clinics and arrested six people over violation of the lockdown here on Saturday.
According to sources, on the directives of the Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Mohammad Ali Asghar, police and other concerned officials checked various bazaars and sealed six clinics in Gulbahar area.
The officials said the owners of clinics were sealed over violation of the lockdown orders announced by the provincial government as protective measures to limit the outbreak of COVID-19.
The authorities have urged the citizens for extending cooperation to district administration in the prevention of the possible outbreak of the COVID-19.
Earlier, Adviser to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information Ajmal Wazir had appreciated the role of doctors and paramedics and said they were the front-line soldiers in the fight against coronavirus epidemic.
He said a total of 656 COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported in the province and 131 patients were fully recovered, adding that 39 new cases were emerged during last 24 hours.
The death toll has risen to 25 after death of three new patients in the province and conditions of 20 people were critical, he added.
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