国际英语资讯:Pakistan announces lockdown of major provinces to curb COVID-19 spread
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 23-- <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="Punjab">Punjab</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="Sindh">Sindh</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="above">above</span> 800 <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Punjab">Punjab</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 6, <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="Usman">Usman</span> <span word="Buzdar">Buzdar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="Sindh">Sindh</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="for">for</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="intercity">intercity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="interprovincial">interprovincial</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="graph">graph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</span> <span word="Firdous">Firdous</span> <span word="Ashiq">Ashiq</span> <span word="Awan">Awan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quarantining">quarantining</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="returnees">returnees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p>
页:
[1]