Coronavirus outbreak; District Admin imposes complete lockdown in 20 hotspot areas of city and cantt till June 30.

RAWALPINDI -- The Rawalpindi district administration, in view of the spike in the number of coronavirus cases on Wednesday night imposed complete lockdown in 20 hotspot areas of city and cantt till June 30.

According to a district administration spokesman, the administration on the directive of the government of Punjab, taking safety measures for prevention and control of coronavirus imposed complete lockdown on Wednesday night in several areas of Rawalpindi and cantonment boards including Dhoke Kala Khan, Qayyum Abad, Iqbal Town, Dhoke Paracha, Dhoke Kashmarian, Kuri Road, Ali Abad, Dhoke Ali Akbar, Sadiqabad, Magistrate Colony, Satellite Town A Block, Satellite C Block, Muslim Town, Khurram Colony, Dhari Hassanabad, Tahli Mohri, Ghousia Chwok, Jhamra, Tench Bhatta and Peoples Colony due to rising number of coronavirus cases being reported from there.

According to a notification issued by Punjab government, all markets, shopping malls, restaurants, offices, (public and private) will remain closed in these areas.

There will be a complete ban on movement of people into and from these areas by public and private transport except for limited movement of one person per vehicle to and from the exempted facilities.

There will also be a complete ban on...