The local government on Saturday imposed smart lockdown in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area after 11 members of a family tested positive for Omicron variant of Covid-19 a day earlier.
The deputy commissioner’s office issued a notification for imposing smart lockdown in block 7 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
“In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 of the Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act 2014 (as amended in 2020), I, Taha Saleem, Deputy Commissioner District Karachi East hereby impose smart lockdown and micro-smart lockdown, which shall be enforced in the streets and houses of specified area respectively as given below, for a definite period of two weeks only,” the notification read.
A day earlier, 11 members of a family were tested positive for Covid-19, which resulted in their self-quarantine at their home in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The infected coronavirus patients are aged between 26 to 77 years old.
The authorities also collected samples from the people who came into their contact to prevent further spread of the virus.
At least 44 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in Karachi so far. Experts and health authorities have warned and urged people to take precautionary measures, wear masks and get vaccinated with booster dose, if required.
