The decision was taken in a meeting chaired during the day by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who also told officials to amend relevant laws to ensure severe punishment for those involved in the illegal liquor trade, he said.

“Initially, schools should run for four days a week and later for six days. If all goes well (considering the projected third wave of the pandemic) till August 15, then we will gradually resume other classes in schools,” CM Shivraj Singh said 

I have no hesitation to disclose today that I did not sleep a wink for seven nights when the state faced an oxygen crisis, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Quoting an example, he said, "On June 18, 15,000 people were vaccinated in MP, 22,000 people were vaccinated on June 19, however, on June 20, only 692 people were vaccinated. Next day, a total of 16 lakh people were vaccinated."

It was a dip, compared to 16.95 lakh vax count on the first day of the drive on Monday, but showed MP is keeping up the momentum.

Though the Madhya Pradesh government has approved a phase-wise unlocking of the "corona curfew" restrictions beginning June 1, the weekend lockdown will continue to be in force across the state, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday.

As Covid situation has started to improve in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that they need to look forward unlocking process from June 1.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday took a dig at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee by calling her conduct "an insult to people of Bengal". 

The Madhya Pradesh government will provide Rs 1 lakh financial assistance to families of those who died due to Covid during the second wave. 

"We will give Rs 5000 per month pension to children who have lost their parents/guardians in this COVID pandemic. We'll also arrange free education for these children and free ration for these families," CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said

State IEC Bureau deputy director Archana Mundir said vaccination will be on the basis of pre-registration and will take place between 9 am and 5 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The bypoll was necessitated due to the resignation of Lodhi as the sitting MLA of the Congress. He later joined the BJP. In the first round itself, Tandon took a lead of 700 votes over Lodhi and the gap increased in subsequent rounds.

COVID-19: A new isolation facility has been set up Indian Army in Bhopal to address bed crunch in hospitals.

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday reported 12,918 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 4,85,703, including 5,041 deaths.

Pradesh Kamal Nath slammed Shivraj Singh Chauhan for poor covid 19 management in the state, in a thread of tweets.

Army hospitals in Madhya Pradesh will be opened for the public as Covid-19 situation deteriorates.

Along with creating public awareness about pandemic, efforts were on to improve medical facilities, CM Chouhan said. 

The "corona curfew" has been imposed in some places, not the lockdown, the chief minister said, adding that there are a number of relaxations for many activities.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state might reach one lakh by the end of this month given the spike in infection count. He made the statement while speaking to reporters in Bhopal.

Amid reports that private hospitals are overcharging COVID-19 patients, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will fix the rates of the treatment for patients.