Pakistanis crowded markets on Saturday after a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was eased, despite the country declaring its second highest daily ...
Customers shop for bangles at a market after Pakistan's government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against COVID-19 coronavirus. ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis crowded markets on Saturday after a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown was eased, despite the country declaring its second highest daily infection toll.
In the southern port city of Karachi shopkeepers set out their wares of shoes, clothes, bangles and fabrics, while in the capital Islamabad shoppers stood in tightly-packed queues as they waited for stores to open.The easing comes as many across the country have openly ignored restrictions on gatherings in public during the past month, especially during the evenings as people celebrate Ramadan. Omar Shirazi, a banker shopping for clothes with his daughter in Rawalpindi, welcomed the move.
The country's Information Minister Shibli Faraz warned Saturday that the lockdown on businesses would be reimposed if safety guidelines were not followed, after authorities reported more than 1,600 new cases in the past 24 hours.Infections have been rising steadily as testing has increased, with more than 27,000 cases and more than 600 deaths recorded in the nation of over 210 million.
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