Lucknow: The country’s largest and most populous state state, Uttar Pradesh, today announced a complete lockdown, joining in the battle against coronavirus which has affected more than 480 people in the country. UP was one of the three states which had partial lockdown yesterday, along with Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. The complete lockdown will come into effcet from tomorrow.
Uttar Pradesh has so far reported 33 cases of coronavirus one of whom is a foreign national.
Till last night, 30 states had announced a lockdown that covered everything except essential goods and services. Malls, gymnasiums, swimming pools sale of inessential goods were phased out by the end of last week.
Last week, amid the growing clampdown in view of coronavirus, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had cancelled the nine-day Ram Mahotsav festivities, which was supposed to start in Ayodhya from March 25.
He had also ordered the extension of Sunday’s 14-hour Janata curfew – announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s – till Monday morning.
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