Lockdown-like curbs have been imposed in the state of Haryana. A feature of this is that the shops will stay closed from 6 pm on Friday.
Further, all non-essential gatherings have been banned and "anybody holding any function within the prescribed limit will have to seek permission from the concerned SDM".
The announcement of these curbs comes two days after the state Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had assured migrant workers that the state won’t go into lockdown again. The workers were rightly concerned about their livelihood amidst the rising cases.
The spike in the infection cases and deaths due to the pandemic has been alarming for Haryana.
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Yesterday, the state recorded the highest jump of 9,623 corona virus cases and 45 deaths.
The total infected count of the state is 3,81,247 and the number of fatalities is 3,528.
The State Health Department informed that the following locations have shown the highest spikes yesterday: Gurgaon (2,988), Faridabad (1,339), Sonipat (960), Karnal (548), Hisar (664) and Panipat (548).
The latest deaths include five each from Faridabad, Sonipat, Hisar, Panchkula and Jind, and four each from Gurgaon, Karnal and Bhiwani.
The state’s Covid recovery rate is at 84.54%.
All shops will remain closed from 6 pm onward in Haryana from Tomorrow, all non essential gatherings are banned, anybody holding any function within prescribed limit will have to seek permission from concerned SDM.
— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) April 22, 2021