Karachi’s virus hotspots under lockdown

From Zeeshan Mirza

KARACHI: The civic authorities imposed on Thursday a “micro smart lockdown” in a number of localities in Karachi’s District West for a period of two weeks after these reported a spike in Covid-19 infections.
The lockdown that will come into effect at midnight tonight will remain in place till 7am on December 31.
The areas that will be locked down include Manghopir (Bakra Perhi, Sector 14-B, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Sector 10/5 and KDA Sector 6) and Orangi (Saleemabad Sector 11/2 and Shah Wali Ullah Nagar).