The local administration has executed a smart lockdown in more vicinities of Karachi following the increase in COVID-19 cases.

After daunting restraints on public movement in five union councils (UCs), the smart lockdown has been made obligatory in more UCs of Korangi District of the city.

A notification was issued by the local administration concerning the smart lockdown in COVID-19 hotspot areas containing different localities of Gulzar Colony UC-6, one in Shah Faisal Colony, UC-6 of Rafah-e-Aam Society, UC-1 in sub-division of Model Colony, and others.

In the COVID-19 hotspot areas, the government will severely contrivance the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to restrain the spread of the virus.

The lockdown will be compulsory from July 17 to July 31.

At least five new deaths have been credited to COVID-19 in the past 24-hour period in Sindh while 1,359 fresh cases have arisen in this time, chief minister Murad Ali Shah said in the daily briefing on Saturday.

Whereas new deaths are reported today due to the global pandemic, the total tally of fatalities has risen to 5,702 in the province, stated CM Sindh.

The CM further said that out of all the cases in today’s cut-off period, Karachi accounted for 1,051 cases, or 77 percent of it.

On the contrary, on Saturday, the Sindh home ministry had proclaimed a ban on getting married or even visiting a wedding ceremony of someone for people who have not yet gotten immunized against Covid.

Additionally, according to the notification to that effect, people in Sindh will have to furnish their vaccination certificates in order to be able to attend the markets.

They cannot even pay visits to cattle markets and other frivolous places, restaurants, wedding ceremonies, and travel in public transport without getting punched against the virus, according to the new SOPs.

Furthermore, even on the Eid holidays, the people who do not have their Covid vaccination cards will not be permitted into any frivolous places.