New Delhi: Haryana is likely to take a call on the extension of COVID-19 lockdown in the state on Sunday (June 6, 2021).
Haryana’s COVID-19 lockdown is coming to an finish on June 5 and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to take a call on the extension today.
If CM Khattar extends COVID-induced lockdown in Haryana, it would be the fifth extension of the lockdown. The state has been below lockdown since May 3, 2021. Earlier, the lockdown was extended on May 9, 16, 23 and 30 respectively.
While making the announcement of the extension of lockdown, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had stated on May 30, “We have decided to extend COVID lockdown till June 7. Shops can now operate from 9 am to 3 pm. Shopkeepers must follow an odd-even formula. Educational institutions will remain closed till June 15. Night curfew will continue from 10 pm to 5 am.”
Meanwhile, Haryana on Saturday recorded 723 new COVID-19 circumstances, 59 deaths and 1,744 recoveries, as per the state authorities’s knowledge. The lively circumstances in the state presently stand at 9,974.
