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Pakistan Has Increased Lockdowns Across the Country

October 13, 2020

By Αssociated Press

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman at a testing facility for the coronavirus in a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman at a testing facility for the coronavirus in a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

ISLAMABAD — With Pakistan’s coronavirus caseload inching upward, the government has increased lockdowns across the country, targeting markets and neighborhoods with increasing numbers.

At a meeting of top government officials from across the country Tuesday, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said 3,497 so-called “smart” lockdowns have been imposed in districts across the country of 220 million people.

Pakistan has recorded 319,848 cases, including 531 new ones reported Tuesday.

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