Authorities have identified and sealed off nearly 1,300 coronavirus hotspots across the country to contain the rising trajectory of new infections.

According to Radio Pakistan, smart lockdowns have been imposed in certain virus hotspots around the country.

  • In Punjab, a smart lockdown has been imposed in 844 areas.

  • In Sindh, a smart lockdown has been imposed in seven areas.

  • In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a smart lockdown has been imposed in 414 areas.

  • In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a smart lockdown has been imposed in 12 areas.

  • In Gilgit-Baltistan, a smart lockdown has been imposed in five areas.

Some residential areas were also sealed in the capital, Islamabad, to contain the spread of the virus.

The capital administration sealed two sub-sectors in G-9 after the number of Covid-19 cases there reached 300.

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