Centre reviewing Sindh's decision to impose lockdown, Fawad

Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s policy on the complete lockdown is clear.

سندہ حکومت کے لاک ڈاؤن کے فیصلے کا بغور جائزہ لے رہے ہیں، وزیر اعظم کی پالیسی بالکل واضع ہے ہم ہر ایسے اقدام کے خلاف ہوں گے جس سے عام آدمی کی معیشت شدید متاثر ہو NCOC اور سندہ حکومت اس ضمن میں ایک ایسا لائحہ عمل مرتب کریں کہ عام آدمی کا روزگا اور کاروبار کم سے کم متاثر ہو

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 30, 2021

As translated: “We will oppose every such step that affects the common man’s livelihood,” he wrote.

Information Minister called for the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and the Sindh government to chalk out such a COVID-tactic that doesn’t distress businesses and the income of the common man.

Earlier, The Sindh government had decided to impose a nine-day long ‘complete lockdown’ along with other coronavirus related restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of novel coronavirus.

The decision was taken by the provincial task force on coronavirus. A meeting of the task force was chaired by Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah.

Following the new directives, from tomorrow to August 8 intercity transport will be closed. Wedding halls, cinemas, tourist places, and school has been upheld while the decision to keep shops closed till 6 pm has also been supported.

Government offices will also remain closed from next week while the export industry will remain open.

Medical stores are exempted from the new restrictions, however, all markets will be closed till August 8.

In addition, vaccination cards of people walking on the streets will be checked thoroughly.

On the other hand, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) had opposed the complete lockdown.

It may be recalled that in Karachi the rate was 22.6 per cent, in Hyderabad, the rate of COVID positive cases was 9 per cent and in Sindh as a whole, the rate was 13.4 per cent.