FULL DETAILS - Telangana lockdown news today 2021: BIG DECISION by KCR government! Know about timings, dates and more

Telangana Lockdown Latest News: The Telangana Cabinet on Tuesday took a big decision on imposing lockdown in the state in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and discussed the surge in the Covid cases. Here are all the LIVE UPDATES on Telangana Lockdown decision by KCR:-

Telangana CMO @TelanganaCMO tweeted, "The State Cabinet has decided to impose #lockdown for 10 days starting 10 am tomorrow. The lockdown will be relaxed from 6 am to 10 am daily for all the activities. The Council of Ministers has also decided to invite global tenders for procuring #Covid19 vaccine."

The State Cabinet has decided to impose #lockdown for 10 days starting 10 am tomorrow. The lockdown will be relaxed from 6 am to 10 am daily for all the activities. The Council of Ministers has also decided to invite global tenders for procuring #Covid19 vaccine.

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) May 11, 2021

- Lockdown in Telangana State from tomorrow. State Cabinet, which met this afternoon, decided to impose lockdown for 10 days from 10 a.m. on Wednesday. There will be relaxation from lockdown everyday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. 

- Telangana government has decided to impose 10 days of lockdown from 10 am, May 12 following a cabinet meeting held today. All activities will be allowed from 6 am to 10 am following which full lockdown will be imposed 

మే 12, బుధవారం ఉదయం 10 గంటల నుంచి పదిరోజుల పాటు లాక్ డౌన్ అమలు చేయాలని రాష్ట్ర క్యాబినెట్ నిర్ణయించింది. ప్రతిరోజూ ఉదయం 6 గంటల నుండి 10 గంటల వరకు అన్ని కార్యకలాపాలకు అవకాశం వుంటుందని నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంది. కోవిడ్ టీకా కొనుగోలు కొరకు గ్లోబల్ టెండర్లను పిలవాలని క్యాబినెట్ నిర్ణయించింది

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) May 11, 2021

The opinion is divided among people on the question of imposing #lockdown. Some reports suggest that the number of #Covid19 cases has not come down in some of the Indian States despite the clamping of lockdown whereas some sections argue in favour of lockdown.

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) May 10, 2021

In view of this, the State Cabinet would discuss the pros and cons of imposing lockdown including the adverse impact, if any, on the ongoing procurement of Paddy. The Cabinet will take a decision after the necessary deliberations.#TelanganaFightsCovid19

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) May 10, 2021

"There are reports that suggest that despite certain states imposing the lockdown, there is no decrease in the cases. Against this backdrop, different opinions are emerging on the lockdown. Some sections are arguing in favour of the imposition of lockdown. Under these circumstances, the state cabinet would discuss the pros and cons of the lockdown and also the adverse impact it may have on the ongoing procurement of paddy and it will take a decision," the Chief Minister`s Office said on Monday.

Last week, the Chief Minister had ruled out imposing lockdown in the State, saying such a move would bring life to a standstill and would lead to total collapse of the economy, as per a report in IANS.

"There is no use imposing lockdown. Since Telangana is the most happening state in the country, 25 to 30 lakh workers from other states are here working. We have seen how their lives were adversely impacted by the lockdown we imposed during the first wave. If they are dislocated, they will not come back," he had said.

"Moreover, there is bumper yield of paddy in the state. Paddy is stocked in 6,144 procurement centres in the state and they are weighing it. Purchasing paddy is not a simple process. There are lakhs of people involved in the process. What will happen to the workers who came from other states and are working in the rice mills? What will happen to them if there is lockdown? If the workers go helter-skelter, how would one get them back," he had asked.

The Chief Minister had also stated that the state cannot stop the supply of essential commodities, milk, vegetables, fruits, emergency medical services, deliveries, sanitation and other such emergency and essential services. He also felt that lockdown will also affect the import of vaccines, medicines, injections etc from other states.

Meanwhile, the declining trend in Covid-19 cases in Telangana continued as the state has been reporting more recoveries than the new cases. During the 24-hour period ending 5.30 p.m. on Monday, the state reported 4,826 new cases and 32 deaths. The daily count has been consistently declining over the last 10 days amid the official claims that the situation is under control.

The fresh cases pushed the cumulative tally to 5,02,187. The state added the latest set of one lakh cases in 15 days. According to the daily media bulletin by the Health Department, 32 people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative death toll to 2,771.

The case fatality rate increased to 0.55 per cent but is still below the national average of 1.1 per cent. As many as 7,754 people recovered from Covid during the period, taking the cumulative recoveries to 4,36,619. The recovery rate, which had plunged to almost 80 per cent a few days ago, has now improved to 86.54. The number of active cases dropped further to 62,797.

For a fourth consecutive day, the daily count of cases in Greater Hyderabad was below 1,000. The state capital reported 723 cases. Rangareddy and Medchal Malkajgiri adjoining Hyderabad reported 302 and 324 cases, respectively. Nalgonda reported 295 cases, followed by 242 in Warangal Urban, 208 in Nagarkurnool, 207 in Karimnagar and 205 in Khammam. Out of 33 districts, 16 had new cases in double digits and one in single digit.