New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter on Sunday announced an extension of the Covid-induced lockdown till June 7. However, some economic activities will be allowed in the state as the number of Covid-19 infections and case positivity rate in the state are declining. However, the weekend lockdown will continue to be in force across the state from 10 PM to 5 AM.
“We have decided to extend COVID lockdown till June 7. Shops can now operate from 9 am to 3 pm”, asserted Khattar, asking shopkeepers to follow odd-even formula. Moreover, educational institutions in the state will remain closed till June 15.
Notably, this is the fourth time when the Khattar-led Haryana government has decided to extend the lockdown, which was imposed on May 3.
Meanwhile, Haryana has been witnessing a continuous decline in coronavirus cases for the past few days. In the last 24 hours, Haryana recorded 97 COVID-19 related fatalities, which took the death toll to 8,132, while 1,868 new cases pushed the infection count to 7,53,937.
Of the new cases, Hisar reported 168 cases, Yamunanagar 148, Sirsa and Bhiwani 147 each while Gurgaon recorded 125 infections. The total active cases in the state stand at 23,094, while the overall recoveries so far have reached 7,22,711. The recovery rate is 95.86 per cent.
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