‘Markets will close from tonight till Aug 5’

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Lahore: Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan on Monday said that it has been decided to close markets across Punjab before the Eidul Azha from tonight.

The cabinet’s Anti-Corona Committee met in the Chief Minister’s House in Lahore to review various measures to curb the spread of coronavirus for Eid-ul-Azha.

Talking to media after the meeting,  Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan said that a strict lockdown has been planned from today which will be applicable from tonight.

Chohan said that markets across Punjab would remain closed from tonight till August 5, while the Eid-ul-Fitr SOPs would also be implemented on Eid-ul-Azha.