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Authorities identified and sealed off nearly Forty union councils coronavirus hotspots in Karachi to contain the rising trajectory of new infections.

According to the health department and deputy commissioner,  Karachi will be put under a lockdown from 7pm today, June 18 to July 2 as coronavirus hotspots have emerged in these areas.

Forty union councils will have to follow the instructions. Anyone entering or exiting will have to wear a mask, movement will be restricted and no private family get-togethers will be allowed. No home delivery or take-away will be permitted from restaurants and fastfood joints. No public transport or ride-hailing services will be allowed.
Grocery stores and pharmacies will be open during specific times as given by the home department on June 1. All other businesses have to stay closed. No factories can operate.
Only one person can leave the house to get groceries and will have to show their CNIC.

Only one attendant can accompany a sick person in need of medical care.
The government will make every effort to provide rations, mobile dispensaries and mobile utility store services.

District Korangi:
Korangi Town’s UC-2 Makhdoom Bilawal, Qayyumabad A & B, Allahwalla Town, Nasir Colony, P&T Colony, Darrusalam.
Malir Town’s UC-1 Moinabad Phase 3, S1, 35/3 Model Colony, Jaffar Bagh and Nashtar Square.
Landhi Town’s UC-9 36-B Area near Street Rehmania Masjid, Awami Colony, Imambargah Wali Asar area and Power House area.
Shah Faisal Town’s UC-7 Millat Town, Al-Falah Society and Malir Halt and UC-9 CAA Colony, Cantt Bazaar and Old Iqbalabad.

District South:
UC Karachi cantonment’s Bizerta Line and Doli Khata
UC Kharadar-3’s Lea Market
UC Saddar-8: Burnes Road, MA Jinnah Road, main Saddar, Urdu Bazaar
UC Phase VI: Khayaban-e-Badar and Muhafiz
UC Lyari: Agra Taj 2 and Bihar Colony

District East:
Gulshan Town’s
UC-1 Muhammad Ali Society
UC-2 Bahadaruabad and Block 14
UC-4 Essa Nagri
UC-6 Block 13 (A&C)
UC-7 Gulshan-e-Jamal
UC-8 13-D/II
UC-9 Block 7
UC-10 Blocks 14, 15, 11, Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 2
UC-12 Sachal Goth and Rabia Petal
UC-13 Safoora
UC-14 Rufi Lake Drive Inn and Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 13

Jamshed Town’s
UC-6 PECHS Block 2 Tariq Road and Block 6
UC-7 PECHS Block II and Block 6
UC-8 Balti Mohalla
UC-10 Martin Quarters and Fatima Jinnah Colony
UC-11 Jamaat Khana, Jehangir Road Quarters No 2, Jehangir Road No. 1 Teen Hatti and Bijli Ground
UC-12 Soldier Bazaar, Numaish

District West
UC-3 (Isman Nagar) Naval Colony, Sector 4
UC-4 (Metroville) Block 3
UC-5 (Saeedabad) Area 5G, 5J, A3
UC-5 (Songal) Gulshan-e-Maymar and Khuda ki Bati Phase 2
UC-6 (Frontier Colony) Sector 4 & 5 Malakand Hospital, Ismaili quarters
UC-6 (Ghaziabad) Christian Colony

District Malir
UC-1 Muzzafarabad’s D-Area main commercial market road from 50-bed hospital to 52 Wing Pakistan Rangers, Old Area, Jacob Line, Majeed Colony sectors I and II, Muzzafarabad Rehri Road main markets from Hospital Chowrangi to Hussain Chowrangi
UC-3 (Cattle Colony) Road No 9, complete Commercial market area
Gulshan-e-Hadeed commercial markets of Phase I and II
UC-3 Dawood Chowrangi to 89 Petrol pump
UC-4 Quaidabad, Gosht gali, Murghi Khana, Majeed Panwala area near mobile market
UC-5 Jaffer-e-Tayyar’s Jinnah square commercial market

District Central
Gulberg, selected streets of Joharabad
North Karachi Sector 11-E, select streets of Anarkali market