In what is surely to prove a major disappointment, the lockdown terms also rein in private holiday celebrations. Residents only will be permitted two visitors except for Christmas and New Year’s, when four will be allowed, according to Rutte.
"Do whatever is needed to prevent the new deadly variant of COVID-19," Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked the officials.
On Saturday, Austria reported 15,297 new infections, after a week in which daily cases topped 10,000.
The Haryana government on Sunday extended the statewide Covid-19 restrictions till June 28, but allowed bars and restaurants to operate till 10 pm
The Uttarakhand government on Monday extended the Covid curfew in the state till June 22 but announced some important relaxations such as opening the Chardham yatra for locals on the condition of a negative RT-PCR test report.
As per a state health bulletin, Uttarakhand reported 619 new positive cases, 2,531 recoveries, and 16 deaths on Saturday. The death toll of the state stands at 6,664.
With 1,092 fresh COVID-19 cases and 120 deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh, the death toll in the state climbed to 21,151, while the infection tally touched 16,97,352, officials said on Saturday.
As part of the phase-wise unlocking of the 'Corona Curfew' restrictions, the state government offices in Madhya Pradesh have been allowed tooperate at 50 per cent employee strength, from the present 10 per cent, from June 1.
Yediyurappa said that there are demands from various quarters to extend the lockdown but as of now his government is in no hurry to think on lines of extending the lockdown, the decision on which, however, can be taken on June 5, two days prior to the current lockdown's end.
The rapid spread of Covid-19 forced many countries to lockdown and create national containment policies leading to a significant reduction in people's movements in all countries.
The state may allow some relaxations in commercial activities from June 1 in districts where the COVID-19 situation will improve significantly, according to a government release.
Making the announcement on Twitter, Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said, "Mahamari Alert / Surkshit Haryana announced from 10 May to 17 May. Stringent measures will be taken to contain spread of Corona in Haryana. Detailed order to be issued soon."
The new guidelines said that in order to put an effective check on the spread of the new variant of coronavirus, there will be a strict ban on the presence of more than ten people in marriage functions and funeral rituals, an official statement said.
The only way to stop the spread of Corona now is a full lockdown- with the protection of NYAY for the vulnerable sections-Rahul Gandhi's tweet
The Haryana government on Sunday announced sweeping restrictions across the state in wake of rising COVID-19 cases across the state. As per the announcement, the state will go under a complete lockdown for 7 days which will start from May 3 and will end on May 10 morning.
An official order on Sunday evening detailing the lockdown guidelines said that considering the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases across the state, the Haryana government has considered it necessary to take effective measures to prevent its spread in the state.
On Saturday, Odisha saw a major jump in the number of novel coronavirus cases, with 10,413 new infections.
To address the fast worsening Covid-19 situation in J&K, authorities said on Wednesday that there will be complete lockdown in 11 districts of the Union Territory from 7 p.m. on Thursday till 7 a.m. on Monday.
Covid-19 vaccination drive for those above 18 will not begin from May 1 in Maharashtra. The government, however, said that it will provide vaccine free of cost to all
Assam Night Curfew: The Assam government has imposed night curfew in the entire state from 8 pm to 5 am to tide over Covid19 criris.
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