The Punjab government has decided to enforce a “smart lockdown” in the province in a couple of days to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic on the occasion of Eidul Azha in the light of the federal government’s directives.

The chief secretary said smart lockdowns in Lahore and other affected cities of the province had yielded positive results and the number of new coronavirus cases continued to subside since then.

He said the shopping activities in markets before Eidul Azha could intensify the spread of Covid-19, adding that keeping in view the experience of Eidul Fitr, it had been decided in the larger public interest to enforce lockdowns ahead of the upcoming religious festival.

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