The government on Monday extended the ongoing stringent lockdown restrictions by another week to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19 amid the Delta variant wreaking havoc in the country.
The restrictions will continue until the midnight of 14 July, unless it gets extended again.
The cabinet division has already issued a notification in this regard. The extension was expected, as any Covid-19 policy, in order to be later evaluated for success or otherwise, must be in place for at least two weeks.
The National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday recommended the government to extend the ongoing lockdown for at least one week to check the current situation.
The government enforced the all-out lockdown from July 1.
Prior to that, the country entered lockdown ‘on a limited scale’ from June 28.
Army personnel are currently patrolling the streets of the country alongside BGB, police and Rab troops to check the restriction rules are followed by everyone.
Meanwhile, Mobile courts were also seen active all over the country during the all-out lockdown.
Hundreds of people are being fined and held every day throughout the country for violating lockdown measures, which is likely to continue in the coming days.
