Lockdown further eased

Prime minister Imran Khan has further eased down lockdown, citing the economic havoc the measures have wreaked, even as increased testing shows a rise in new coronavirus cases. As of yesterday evening, the number of confirmed cases had soared to 76,518 with over 1,600 deaths. Yesterday, in other words, the country witnessed the highest jump in Covid-19 cases as over 3,800 new infections reported nationwide. Although he has again called on people to continue following social distancing guidelines as businesses start to reopen, people at large are not taking the coronavirus threat seriously. It is quite unfortunate that although business sectors apart from those on the negative list have been allowed to operate between 11am and 7pm many are not willing to discipline themselves as they are already openly flouting restrictions.

Islamabad Yahya Khan