Pakistan announces lockdown of major provinces to curb COVID-19 spread

A man walks past closed shops during lockdown in Rawalpindi of east Pakistans Punjab province on March 24, 2020. Pakistan on Monday announced to lock down east Punjab province hours after locking down south Sindh province to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the number of infected patients rose above 800 across the country, officials said. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)