COVID: Haryana extends lockdown till May 24.
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The Haryana authorities on Sunday introduced to increase the statewide lockdown till May 24 to include the coronavirus pandemic, Home Minister Anil Vij stated.
The state authorities has determined to impose lockdown within the state to arrest the unfold of COVID-19.
According to state minister Anil Vij, the restrictions will come into impact on Monday (May 17) and can stay in place for the subsequent seven days.
“Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana extended from 17 May to 24 May. Stringent measures will be taken to implement the alert,” he stated in a tweet.
The determination was taken in view of the worsening Covid-19 state of affairs within the landlocked state.
All important providers will, nevertheless, be allowed through the lockdown interval.
In a bid to include the present second Covid-19 wave in Haryana, the state authorities had first imposed the lockdown on May 3 for a week till May 10.
The Haryana authorities has termed the lockdown as “Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana (Epidemic Alert/Safe Haryana)”.
Haryana has been dealing with a surge in Covid-19 infections in addition to fatalities for the previous couple of weeks, although they’ve registered a slight fall through the previous few days.
The current surge had seen elevated strain on hospitals with demand for medical oxygen additionally rising manifold.
The authorities has maintained that it’s doing its greatest to deal with the current Covid-19 state of affairs.
The authorities has additionally stepped up efforts to verify the unfold of the virus in rural areas with many villages seeing a surge in infections.
During the lockdown, the federal government had urged residents to remain indoors. However, a number of classes of individuals, together with these tasked with the upkeep of legislation and order, emergency and municipal providers and the federal government equipment engaged in anti-Covid duties, have been exempted from the lockdown restrictions.
To curb the virus’ unfold, the state authorities had lately put a number of different restrictions in place together with the imposition of restrictions orders below Section 144 of the CrPC and each day night time curfew.
