The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) sent letters addressing provincial governments to prepare for a two-week lockdown in 20 cities starting 2 or 3rd May.
The letters written on Tuesday titled ‘Input / Feedback — City Wise Lockdown’, in which the NCOC stated that a two-week city-wise lockdown in districts/cities with high disease prevalence is tentatively planned with effect from 2/3 May.
The 20 cities enlisted across Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where the coronavirus situation is extremely bad and the restrictions imposed by the authorities have failed to control the virus spread.
“Therefore, you are requested to carry out necessary planning at your end,” read the NCOC letter.
The cities where the lockdown is being planned include Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Dir Lower, Mardan, Nowshera, Malakand, Charsadda, Swat, Swabi, Muzaffarabad, Sudhnuti, Poonch and Bagh.
On Tuesday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan also warned that a lockdown could be imposed in different cities if the coronavirus situation does not improve
