Coronavirus curbs imposed in Sindh extended for two weeks
Pakistan
Sat, May 22, 2021
Security personnel wearing facemasks stand guard beside containers that authorities sealed after some people tested positive for coronavirus in Karachi. AFP/File
KARACHI: The coronavirus restrictions imposed in Sindh have been extended for two weeks, the provincial government decided Saturday, amid a rise in infections across the province.
A meeting of the Coronavirus Task Force was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, with provincial ministers, medical experts, police officials, and other officials in attendance.
The Sindh health secretary, briefing the meeting, said during the last seven days, from May 15 to 21, Karachi s District East posted a 27% infection rate, District South 15%, District Central 13%, while Districts Korangi, West, and Malir 10% each.