Uttarakhand lockdown: 7-day 'curfew' in state from TOMORROW- check timings and other details

With covid cases continue to surge, state governments have resorted to strict restrictions and lockdown. In this regard, Uttarakhand government has decided to impose a week-long ‘curfew’ across the state from Tuesday, news agency Asian News International reported.  

The curfew will remain in force from 6:00 am on May 11 to 6:00 am on May 18, said the State Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal. He adds, only essential services will be allowed during this period.

Interstate travellers will now have to produce negative RT-PCR result not older than 72 hours and will have to register themselves on the Dehradun administration’s portal, Uniyal further said. “People of Uttarakhand coming from outside will have to undergo seven-day isolation.”  

The minister, hinting towards the lockdown, had announced on Saturday that the state government is mulling some ‘major decision’ to curb the transmission.  

“Covid-19 infection has reached villages of Uttarakhand. The level of transmission, despite corona curfew, is a matter of concern. To contain the spread, the government will take a major decision by 10 May,” he had said.

The state government had earlier extended curfew in the three heavy caseload districts of Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar till 10 May. The curfew was also imposed in the last week of April.  

The order asked the DMs of the remaining 10 districts to assess the situation in their areas and impose a curfew till 5 am on 10 May, if required.

India has been battering a severe surge of coronavirus cases in the recent past, from the last four days the country is reporting over 4 lakh cases and around 4000 deaths.