With 1,248 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the state’s count now stands at 32,362 cases and 862 deaths.
UP Blocking Guidelines: Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, a 55-hour blockade will take effect in Uttar Pradesh. Only essential and emergency services will remain available during this period.
For the first time on Thursday, the number of active infections in the state reached a five-digit figure, 10,373, after a massive increase in NCR’s Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) and Ghaziabad districts.
The closure order, issued by Chief Secretary of State RK Tiwari to the district and the police administration on Friday, said that restrictions are imposed to control the spread of “Covid-19 and communicable diseases such as malaria, encephalitis, the dengue and kala-azar. ”
Here’s a look at what will open and what will remain closed:
? All offices, markets, rural haats, mandis and commercial establishments will remain closed. However, home delivery will be allowed.
? Only those associated with essential services will be allowed to move, but they must show their identity cards that will be considered as their “service pass”.
? There will be no restrictions on flights or trains. The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transportation Corporation may operate buses for train passengers; all other bus services will be stopped.
? Although industrial units in rural areas will remain operational, those in urban areas will be closed, except for those classified as “continuous units”.
? National and state highways will remain open, and gasoline pumps and dhabas along these highways will be able to operate.
? The construction of large infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges and highways, as well as large private construction projects will not be affected.
? The health department will send out teams to conduct house-to-house surveys during this period.
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