Smart lockdowns proved fruitful in containing spread of COVID: 19: Wazir.

PESHAWAR -- Adviser to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Information Ajmal Wazir on Tuesday said the strategy of smart lockdown was proving much fruitful as it had helped a lot in containing the further spread of coronavirus in the province.

During a media briefing he said in order to contain the spread of the virus the policy of smart lockdown would continue as directed by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He informed that in different districts of all the seven divisions of the province smart lockdowns were imposed in 276 affected areas where the total number of coronavirus patients were 2895. Around 880000 people have been confined to their homes in these areas' Wazir said and added In the affected areas 3141 houses have been declared as isolated and that smart lockdown has been removed from 58 areas after completion of stipulated time.'

The adviser on information further said the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had laid special emphasis on the health sector in its fiscal budget for 2020: 21 by allocating a hefty amount of Rs24 billion for the corona emergency situation.

He said the ratio of recovery from the coronavirus had improved a lot in the province as it had jumped from 30 to 48% during the period of just one week.

Wazir further said that district administrations relief and health departments were constantly monitoring the areas where smart lockdowns had been imposed as directed by the chief minister. These efforts he said were proving fruitful in containing further spread of the pandemic.

He appealed to the general public to strictly follow the SOPs as prescribed by the government and cooperate with...

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