Sindh to mull two-week Karachi lockdown as Covid cases surge

The Sindh government is likely to take a decision regarding imposition of a two-week lockdown in Karachi which is currently reeling under the four wave of Coronavirus.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah will chair the meeting, with provincial ministers and healthcare experts in attendance.

For the first time, parliamentary leaders of political parties have also been invited to the meeting, Geo quoted sources as saying.

The Sindh health department has recommended clamping a two-week complete lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic in Karachi as the positivity rate has gone beyond an alarming 30 per cent in the megacity.

Given the unsettling circumstances of the COVID-19 re-surge in Karachi, the task force has received a strong proposal to impose a complete lockdown in the metropolis.

Medical experts and the health department suggested halting inter-city and intra-city commute for two weeks.

Educational institutions have also been proposed to be closed for two weeks, sources said.