Sialkot: Smart lockdown imposed in 15 localities

Sialkot has imposed a smart lockdown in 15 areas because of the rising number of coronavirus cases.

A notification of the lockdown has been issued too. It has been imposed in the following “COVID-19 hotspots”.

• Cantt UC-19
• Muzaffarpur
• Gohadpur
• Model Town
• Shahabpura
• Jaurian Kalan
• Bharth
• Kotli Loharan
• Ugoki
• Water Works
• Kharota Syedan
• Ahmedpura
• Fatehgarh
• Kotli Behram
• Younis Abad

There shall be controlled entry and exit in these areas.

The following rules will be applied:

• Markets, shopping malls, restaurants to remain closed.
• A complete ban on public and private transport.
• A complete ban on all gatherings.

The grocery stores and vegetable shops will remain open from 9am to 7pm, hospitals and pharmacies will be open 24/7, and milk and meat shops will operate from 7am to 7pm.

There has been a constant increase in positivity percentage and prevalence of COVID-19 in Punjab during the last two weeks which poses a “serious and imminent threat to public health”, the notification said.