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Roads in Amravati were deserted, visuals show, amid the 7-day lockdown in the city
New Delhi:
Maharashtra s Amravati has been under a week-long lockdown from 8pm on Monday amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the city.
The curfew will continue till 6pm on March 1.
Only shops selling essential items will be allowed to remain open from 8am to 3pm everyday for the public.
To implement the lockdown, 2,000 personnel of the Amravati city police and other security forces have been deployed.
The border of the city has been sealed and the main chowks are being strictly monitored by the personnel at all hours of the day, Amravati Police Commissioner Aarti Singh said today.