Masks made mandatory in public, businesses to close by 10pm in Peshawar

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The KP home department has notified new restrictions for district Peshawar in view of "the increasing positivity rate of Covid-19 cases during the last two weeks". Under the order:

  • Wearing of face masks will be mandatory in all indoor and outdoor public places and transport
  • All bazaars, shopping malls, restaurants, hotels, bakeries, wedding halls, beauty parlours and barbershops will close by 10pm
  • All amusement parks will close by 6pm

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