Amid Covid surge, Anil Vij announces new timings for shops in Haryana
Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij Thursday announced the new shop timings which will come in force from Friday.
Anil Vij announced that all shops will remain closed from 6 pm onwards in Haryana from April 23.
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He took to Twitter and wrote: "All shops will remain closed from 6 pm onward in Haryana from Tomorrow, all non-essential gatherings are banned, anybody holding any function within the prescribed limit will have to seek permission from concerned SDM."
Earlier, the Haryana Government had ordered early Summer Vacations in all schools of the state till May 31, 2021. Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar had announced that all schools in the state would begin their summer vacations from April 22, 2021.
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Anil Vij has been denying the lockdown. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his last address to the nation appealed to the States to consider lockdown as the last option.
Haryana witnessed another major surge in coronavirus cases with a record 9,623 new cases reported in 24 hours. Also, 45 people succumbed to the virus.
Gurugram reported a maximum of 2,988 new cases followed by Faridabad (1,339), Sonepat (960), Hisar (664), Karnal, and Panipat (548 each), Jind (344), Ambala (258), and Panchkula (209).
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