Partial lockdown imposed in capital of Pakistan after surge in virus

People at a vaccine centre in Lahore (K. M. Chaudary/AP)

Pakistani authorities imposed a partial lockdown in several more high-risk areas in the capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere in the country after the positivity rate from coronavirus infections jumped to over 11%.

Pakistan is facing another surge in coronavirus infections which officials say is worse than last year’s outbreak when Pakistan had to impose a nationwide lockdown.