PESHAWAR: In a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19 amid the third wave of the pandemic, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to keep markets, bazaars and public transport closed from May 8 to 16 across the province, ARY News reported.
According to a notification issued by the KP home department, all the shopping malls and markets will remain closed on “Chand Raat”. Tourist spots and resorts will also remain closed from May 8 to 16 across the province, read the notification.
However, all medical services, pharmacies, petrol pumps, utility services, restaurants’ takeaway service, bakeries, general stores, milk, meat, chicken shops will be exempted from the restrictions.
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Earlier today, as the Covid onslaught raged across the country into its third and reinforced raid, the pandemic had further claimed 36 new lives on Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, confirmed by their health department.
