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COVID-19: Pakistan authorities shut over 3,000 shops, markets for violating social distancing norms

Islamabad, June 5 Pakistani authorities backed by security forces shut down more than 3,000 shops and markets across the country in a series of raids for violating social distancing regulations, after COVID-19 cases surpassed those in neighbouring China. The virus...
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Islamabad, June 5

Pakistani authorities backed by security forces shut down more than 3,000 shops and markets across the country in a series of raids for violating social distancing regulations, after COVID-19 cases surpassed those in neighbouring China.

The virus has spread at a fast pace since Prime Minister Imran Khan eased a lockdown in May.

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Pakistan on Friday reported 68 more coronavirus-related deaths, raising its overall fatalities to 1,838. As many as 4,896 more people tested positive in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day infections, bringing the overall to 89,249.

Medical workers are bracing for a surge of COVID-19 patients and some hospitals are turning back those with mild infection, asking them to quarantine themselves at home.

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Critics blame Khan for easing restrictions prematurely. The government says the virus spread because people did not adhere to social distancing regulations. AP

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