Nationwide Lockdown Extended Until April 14

The government decides to extend the ongoing lockdown for another two weeks until April 14 to contain the spread of novel coronavirus in the country.

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar made the announcement in a joint press briefing along with PM’s aide on health Dr. Zafar Mirza and Moeed Yusuf advisor on national security, after attending the meeting of National Coordination Committee (NCC) on COVID-19, held in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Asad Umar said that the existing restrictions put in place to control the spread of COVID-19 will remain for two more weeks until April 14.

“Lockdown throughout the country is bearing fruit as the number of cases would have been much higher if containment steps were not taken in a timely manner,” he said.

He further added that every province already has its own restrictions in place but based on the National Coordination Committee meeting, all provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) have uniformly decided to implement these measures from this point forward.