Lockdown to be enforced in seven more areas of Lahore.

LAHORE -- The district administration has decided to enforce lockdown in seven more areas of Lahore after increasing number of coronavirus patients reported from these areas, media reported on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner Lahore Danish Afzaal has announced 'smart lockdown' in these localities of the city for a week from this midnight at 12:00 AM.

The authorities have decided to enforce lockdown in Township A-II Block, DHA, EME Society, Wapda Town, Johar Town C Block, Chungi Amar Sadhu main market, Punjab Government Scheme and Green City areas of the provincial capital city.

'In these localities overall 877 cases of coronavirus have been reported so far,' DC Danish Afzaal said. In past 14 days 376 patients of COVID-19 have been reported from these areas of Lahore, he added.

It was earlier reported that COVID-19 spread in Lahore has witnessed a sharp decline due to smart lockdown enforced by the provincial authorities.

According to data obtained from smart sampling process in the city, 5840 samples were obtained from six zones of the Lahore city and out of them only 45 came out...