Several Punjab neighbourhoods were put under smart lockdowns on Sunday in view of the persistently rising coronavirus cases in the province.

Punjab's coronavirus cases have, as of reporting time, shot up to almost 118,000, with close to 3,000 deaths reported from the deadly disease.

According to a notification issued by retired Captain Muhammad Usman, the secretary of Punjab's Primary & Secondary Health Care Department (P&SHD), the smart lockdowns are being imposed in neighbourhoods where most of the coronavirus tests came back positive.

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