Earlier, the Sindh government had decided to close the shops from 8 pm to 8 am, but now grocery stores will be shut from 5 pm to 8 am as 440 cases of the contagious disease have emerged across the province.
Asper the 10%increase of the total positive tests in Sindh, the government has decided to shorten three hours in the operating during of grocery shops and stores from Saturday (tomorrow).
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said while expressing concern over the increase in local transmission of COVID-19 cases “We have to contain the spread of the virus by necessary precautionary measures and by also honoring the government’s decision of lockdown,”
The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by the chief minister at the CM House in Karachi.
