ICT admin closes many COVID-19 hotspot streets, educational institutions.

ISLAMABAD -- Many COVID-19 hotspot streets and educational institutions in the federal capital have been shuttered down for the second time in a bid to curb the second spike in coronavirus cases and to avoid its further spread.

On the direction of Ministry of National Health Services, the district administration of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has started smart lockdown in different streets to reduce transmission of the infection in selected streets and other sectors of Islamabad.

According to an official of the administration, the district administration of the ICT also continued surprise visits of educational institutions today in the federal capital to examine observance of the coronavirus related standard operating procedures (SOPs).

After reporting of three cases of COVID-19 from Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG), F-10/2, the district health officer Islamabad has advised to immediately close the campus premises for a period till...