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Published 14 Apr, 2020 05:52pm

Lockdown to stay effective in schools, cinemas, anywhere public can gather for two weeks, says PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that a lockdown will remain in place for schools, colleges, sports events, cinemas or "anywhere else where the public can gather" for another two weeks.

Informing the media about decisions taken in the National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting, the premier said that the war against coronavirus would be fought on two fronts — one of them being the spread of the virus for which he advised people to follow precautionary measures.

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