The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) sent a letter to ministries and administrations for a lockdown in May.
The letter said there was an interim plan for lockdowns in districts and cities with more corona cases. The two-week lockdown will take effect on May 2 or 3.
Lockdown will be imposed in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Lower Dir, Mardan, Nowshera, Malakand, Charsadda, Swat and Swabi.
The letter also said that consultations were held on installing lockdowns in Muzaffarabad, Sadhnauti, Poonch and Bagh. Appropriate measures have been directed to prevent the spread of corona in the respective cities
