Uttarakhand: 48-Hour Lockdown In Pithoragarh To Curb Covid Spread
All offices and business establishments in the town will remain closed for 48 hours, except medical stores: Officials
PTI 02 January 2021 Apoorva Salkade/Outlook outlookindia.com 2021-01-02T15:19:54+05:30
A 48-hour lockdown began in Pithoragarh town in Uttarakhand from 7 am on Saturday to contain the spread of Covid-19.
All offices and business establishments in the town will remain closed for 48 hours, subdivisional magistrate Tushar Saini said.
Medical shops will remain open as usual and vegetable shops can operate only till 10 am, he said.
The district administration decided to impose the restrictions after Covid-19 cases recorded a rise in the town and some other parts of the district, officials here said.