Murad orders closure of shops at 5 pm from today.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the local transmission of coronavirus cases has become 10 percent of the total tested cases. This is a dangerous trend therefore, we have to contain it further by observing necessary precautionary measures and honouring the government decision of lock down.

'Therefore, I have decided to curtail the operation hours of the groceries shops and stores by three hours from Saturday.

This he said while presiding over a meeting here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Minister Health Dr Azra Pechuho, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, DG Rangers Major General Omar Bukhari, Home Secretary Usman Chachar, Brigadier Sami of Corps 5 and Dr Bari of Indus Hospital.

The chief minister said that there were 168 cases of Corona virus, excluding of pilgrims at Sukkur, Larkana, of them 102 were of local transmission. 'This shows that the local transmission is still progressing, therefore we all have to observe complete lock down, otherwise will not be in position to control it,' he said.

Mr Shah said that our people would have to understand gravity of the on-going situation. 'We had decided to close shops from 8 pm to 8 am but people have started taking its unnecessary benefits and keep...