Amid surge in COVID-19, Haryana imposes complete lockdown for a week
Amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the Haryana government has imposed a complete lockdown for 7 days, the State Home Minister Anil Vij said on Sunday.
Anil Vij took to Twitter to announced that a complete lockdown in Haryana will be imposed for 7 days from May 3.
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It comes amid the current situation of coronavirus in the Gurugram district of Haryana. Even as the Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar had said that he will be monitoring Covid-19 management measures, health infrastructure, and availability of medicines in Gurugram.
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Earlier, the Haryana government had imposed a weekend lockdown in Panchkula, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Rohtak, Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa, and Fatehabad districts.
The weekend lockdown was imposed from Friday 10 pm and will remain in force till 5 am on May 3.
Similarly, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Saturday, extended the lockdown in the national capital by another week. Likewise, the Maharashtra government also extended the Covid-19 restrictions in the state till May 15.
The coronavirus situation in India is getting worse. On Saturday, India crossed the 4-lakh mark of new COVID-19 cases.
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