Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has noted that out of the 427 coronavirus cases detected in Sindh during the past 24 hours, 376 were reported from Karachi, which he said showed that "the number of new cases is not dropping in the city".

He said that 131 of the new cases were diagnosed in South district, 65 in East, 54 Korangi, 47 West, 46 Central and 33 Malir.

“This is a new way of life and we have to adopt it,” he said, urging the people of the province to observe SOPs and ensure social distancing.

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