ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Social distancing measures are instituted and few vehicles ply on the streets in Islamabad during a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the capital of Pakistan as the country's total number of cases surpass 4,000, including 55 deaths.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A few vehicles are seen on a road during lockdown in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] People keep distance as they stand outside a pharmacy during lockdown in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="899"] The ground outside a restaurant is marked to remind people to keep social distance in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A car moves on an empty road during lockdown in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] The ground outside a shop is marked to remind people to keep social distance in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A man wearing a face mask pushes his bike while selling handmade household items during lockdown in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ■[/caption]