Uttar Pradesh Lockdown News: CM Yogi Adityanath directed officials to present new detailed guidelines
Uttar Pradesh: With the COVID-19 situation improving in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Wednesday to consider a partial relaxation in the two-day weekly closure of shops and business establishments and asked the home department to present detailed guidelines in this regard.
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At a high-level meeting with senior officials, the chief minister, however, stressed that the Covid protocols should be followed everywhere and there should not be any unnecessary congregation of people anywhere, one of the officials said. Currently, markets, shops and business establishments are allowed to open from 6 am to 10 pm from Monday to Friday, while Saturday and Sunday are the weekly closure days.
However, the chief minister now wants partial partial relaxation in two-day weekly closure of shops and markets. The chief minister has also directed officials to ensure Covid protocols are followed everywhere and there should not be any unnecessary congregation of people anywhere. There has been a marked improvement in the pandemic situation as 12 districts have no active Covid cases as of now.
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Among the districts with no active cases are Aligarh, Amethi, Chitrakoot, Etah, Firozabad, Gonda, Hathras, Kasganj, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Shamli and Sonbhadra. Now, recovery rate stands at 98.6%.
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