ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Health has decided to impose a mini lockdown in COVID-19 hotspots of the federal capital starting Sunday morning.
According to the notification issued by the ministry on Saturday, in the first phase, the areas which will be put under a “mini” lockdown include G-9/4, G-10/4, I-8/2 and NPF. The health officials said that a few streets of the above areas will be sealed “for now” to curtail the spread of the virus.
Several teams conducted COVID-19 surveillance activities in different sectors and observed that cases are increasing in street number 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, and 48 and on Sawan road adjacent to street 48, in sector G-10/4.
“Street numbers 25 and 29 in sector I-8/2 and street numbers 85 and 89 of sector G-9/4 have the same trend of increasing COVID-19 cases,” it said.
A lockdown was recommended amid current developments. If a timely lockdown is imposed in these locations, it will help reduce the transmission in these streets and other sectors of Islamabad.
It urged people to cooperate with health officials and with the security personnel during the lockdown period. Islamabad has so far registered 17,210 coronavirus infections, 188 deaths and 16,279 recoveries from the pandemic.
Covid Hotspots in ICT being sealed tomorrow morning. Residents are requested to make adequate arrangements. Islamabad Admin will ensure all facilities for smooth flow.
-St 38,44,45,46,47,48 and Sawan Road in Sector G-10/4
– St 25, 29 in Sec I-8/2
-St 85,89 in Sec G-9/4 pic.twitter.com/lAVth1q9Nc— Office of Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (@dcislamabad) October 10, 2020
The number of patients undergoing treatment for coronavirus in Pakistan has dropped to 8,646 and 303,062 people have recovered.
According to the National Command and Operations Center, 671 new cases and 6 deaths of coronavirus have been reported in the country in the last one day.
The total number of deaths from coronavirus in Pakistan has reached 6,558 and so far 318,266 cases have been reported.
