Seven-day lockdown in Haryana from Monday
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New Delhi, IndiaUpdated: May 02, 2021, 04:50 PM IST
Central government reported two cases of the Omicron variant in the Southern state Karnataka Photograph:(AFP)
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State Home and Health Minister Anil Vij announced the decision to impose 'complete lockdown' in a tweet
To break the chain of coronavirus transmission in the state, the Haryana government on Sunday announced a weeklong lockdown starting Monday.
State Home and Health Minister Anil Vij announced the decision to impose "complete lockdown" in a tweet.
3 मई दिन सोमवार से 7 दिन के लिए सारे हरियाणा में पूर्ण लॉक डाउन घोषित ।
— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) May 2, 2021
Earlier, the government had ordered weekend lockdown in nine districts, Panchkula, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat, Rohtak, Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad, that would end at 5 am on Monday.
Haryana had reported 13,588 new Covid cases and 125 fatalities on Saturday.