Lockdown-like curbs in Gurugram soon amid COVID-19 surge? Deputy Commissioner says THIS - Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in Gurugram, many are speculating lockdown-like curbs in the city in the coming weeks.
UPDATED: April 19, 2021 14:56 IST
Long queue outside a liquor store in Delhi s Karol Bagh | Image by Kumar Kunal for India Today
The Covid-19 norms went for a toss in pandemic-stricken Delhi minutes after the government announced a week-long lockdown. Haunted by the memories of the 2020 lockdown, people rushed to stock up on liquor.
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Delhi government has announced a lockdown from Monday night to April 26 morning to curb the surge in the Covid-19 cases in the city. While the shops selling essential items will be allowed to remain open, the liquor shops will remain closed for the duration.
Covid norms went for a toss as people rushed to stock liquor before the week-long lockdown comes into force in Delhi on Monday night | Image from Darya Ganj by Aneesha Mathur for India Today
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No weekend lockdown in Haryana, says govt amid rise in Covid-19 case
Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Haryana, the state government has clarified that there would be no weekend lockdown.
The Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Languages Department said an order being circulated in social media about the imposition of weekend lockdown from April 17 is absolutely fake. Alert: Fake message about the imposition of lockdown during the weekend in Haryana has been circulated in some social media posts. That needs to be ignored fully. The state will take criminal and punitive action against the perpetrators, the department informed in a tweet.