PESHAWAR: Following threats of the coronavirus spread, all the markets throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remained closed for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as people preferred to stay indoors, making the city eerily quiet.
The KP government has announced public holidays and closure of government offices, restaurants and fast food outlets till March 29.
All main trade centres in Peshawar, including Saddar, city, Hashtnagri, Firdaus, Dean’s Trade Centre, University Road, Board Bazaar, Karkhano, Hayatabad and suburban areas will remain closed until then. Only grocery shops, pharmacies, milk shops, bakeries, meat shops, atta chakees remained open provided relief items to people.
Inter-cities public transport will also remain closed.
The restaurants and fast food outlets that were earlier allowed to deliver food at homes and takeaway services were also closed on Wednesday, however, a few beauty salons and barbershops were seen operating.
Heavy contingents of police besides officials of district administration were deployed for security duties of quarantines in KP.
