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Pakistan has refused to close schools and impose lockdown despite the massive jump in the COVID-19 cases in the country, reported local media.

Pakistan has refused to close schools and impose lockdown despite the massive jump in the COVID-19 cases in the country, reported local media.

The death toll from the deadly virus in the country reached 17,811 after 131 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours

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Representative image MUMBAI: Dr Subhash Salunke, advisor to the state on Covid control, said lockdowns would prove counterproductive. The districts of Amravati and Yavatmal recently imposed restrictions with the former enforcing a “weekend lockdown” to prevent overcrowding in marketplaces. Dr Salunke said such brief lockdown spells do not help to stop the spread. He added that local administrations, instead of enforcing wider lockdowns, should focus on micro containment zones where curbs sh...