Pertaining to a spike in Covid-19 positive cases, as part of the third and deadlier wave of the coronavirus, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hyderabad, Fuad Ghaffar, extended the smart lockdown to more localities across the city.
A notification has been issued regarding the imposition of smart lockdown in 11 Union Councils of the Hyderabad district from April 25 to May 5.
The neighbourhoods where smart lockdowns have been imposed include two UCs of Latifabad, five UCs of Qasimabad, and one union council Hyderabad rural tehsil.
The streets and houses identified as Covid-19 hotspots in these areas will remain sealed for a period of 11 days.
According to the notification, all persons have to wear face masks who are entering or leaving the specific areas, whereas, unnecessary movement of the people has also been banned.
All business and industrial activities will remain suspended in these areas, while the pillion riding has been banned.
All kinds of family gatherings will be banned in the said areas and the coronavirus-positive persons will be quarantined in their homes.
As per the statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the positivity ratio of COVID-19 cases has been recorded at 24 pc within localities across Hyderabad .
