Lockdown imposed in entire Uttar Pradesh from July 10-13;all establishments to remain shut

In a massive development on Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh government announced a lockdown in the entire state from 10 pm on July 10 to 5 am on July 13. Earlier, the lockdown had been imposed only in containment zones. This latest move is aimed at containing the spread of contagious diseases such as COVID-19, encephalitis, dengue, etc.

On July 12 and July 13, a massive cleanliness and sanitization campaign would be conducted. Moreover, door-to-door medical screening for COVID-19 detection shall commence across the state. Additionally, the magistrate and police officials will hold a joint march in every district. Currently, there are 10,373 active COVID-19 cases in the state while 862 fatalities have been recorded. 

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Permitted activities:

• Essential services
• Trains and flights scheduled to arrive in UP
• Buses to transport people arriving from trains and flights
• Trucks carrying goods
• Vehicular movement on state and national highways
• Industries in rural areas
• Continuous units in urban areas
• Construction of expressways, roads
• Projects of PWD

Prohibited activities:

• All offices, markets and commercial establishments
• Bus service within the state
• Industries in urban areas

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Unlock 2.0 commences

A day after the MHA extended the nationwide lockdown till July 31, the UP government had released fresh guidelines for the Unlock 2.0 phase from July 1 to July 30. While the night curfew in the rest of the state was to be observed from 10 pm to 5 am, people in Meerut were directed to not leave their homes from 8 pm to 6 am till July 10. Only essential services were permitted in containment zones.

Moreover, areas outside the containment zones where there is a risk of COVID-19 spread can be classified as buffer zones. Persons above the age of 65 years, pregnant women, people having co-morbidities, and children below the age of 10 years were advised to stay at home. Wearing of face covers or masks, observing social distancing measures and staggering of work hours is mandatory.