LAHORE: Punjab government has mulled over imposing complete lockdown in some cities of the province before Eid over reporting a higher positivity ratio, ARY NEWS reported quoting sources.
According to sources, a meeting of the Punjab cabinet headed by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar mulled over the rising COVID-19 situation in the province and decided to further tighten SOPs in 12 cities including Lahore.
“The meeting mulled over an option to impose complete lockdown in cities witnessing higher COVID positivity,” they said adding that an important task in this regard has been given to the cabinet committee on coronavirus.
The cabinet body has been further directed to suggest recommendations regarding closing down markets and lowering rush at these places.
“A monitoring committee will submit its report on oxygen supplies in the province to the chief minister,” they said.
It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab remains the most affected province from COVID-19 in the country as it reported a record of 127 deaths from Covid-19 in a day, health department officials said on Wednesday.
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According to the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, 127 people died from the virus overnight, pushing the total number of fatalities in the province to 8,229.
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