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Govt implementing smart lockdown in Coronavirus hotspots of country to protect mainly most vulnerable people -- PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government is implementing smart lockdown in Coronavirus hotspots of the country to protect mainly the most vulnerable people.

He was speaking at the ceremony for commencement of three Ehsaas initiatives, including Ehsaas Rashan Portal, Ehsaas Langar and Panagah App and PM's COVID Relief Fund website, in Islamabad on Monday.

The Prime Minister said the elderly people and those already suffering from serious diseases are the most vulnerable people; and if they are protected against Coronavirus, the impact of the pandemic will get considerably reduced. He said the next one month is difficult for dealing with the pandemic.

Imran Khan said Ehsaas program and the government's policy of easing the lockdown have helped lessen the effect of the COVID-19. He said in India, the complete lockdown has severely affected the poverty-stricken people and made about 34 percent people either hungry or prone to diseases.

The Prime Minister said PM's Corona Relief Fund has been established to financially help the people who lost their employments because of the lockdown.

He said the government will...