Thursday 9 April 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: 20 hotspots in Delhi, 104 in Uttar Pradesh sealed

Nobody will be allowed to enter or exit from these areas
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The Delhi government has sealed 20 Covid-19 hotspots in the national capital to combat the spread of the novel virus, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Wednesday. According to the government, the 20 hotspots include parts of Sangam Vihar, Malviya Nagar and Jahangirpuri that have been notified as “containment areas” where people cannot go out of their houses and the government will ensure delivery of essential items.
“Nobody will be allowed to enter or exit from these areas,” he said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held the meeting with ministers and top officials to discuss measures to contain the Covid-19 spread. The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Wednesday mounted to 669, with 93 fresh cases reported in a day, according to the Delhi health department.


The Uttar Pradesh government announced that it would seal coronavirus disease (Covid-19) hotspots identified in 15 districts of the state till the end of the 21-day nationwide lockdown on April 14. The districts where orders will be implemented are Agra, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Lucknow, Varanasi, Shamli, Meerut, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Kanpur, Basti, Ferozabad, Saharanpur, Maharajganj, and Sitapur.According to the state’s Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi, a total of 104 hotspots spread across 81 police station in these districts have been identified, wherein a “complete lockdown” would be enforced from midnight on Wednesday. The patrolling would be intensified in these areas to ensure compliance…Read More Here

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