Seven-day lockdown in Haryana from Monday
Authored By Deeksha Teri
Published: May 01, 2021, 23:20 IST | Updated: May 01, 2021, 23:20 IST
Central government reported two cases of the Omicron variant in the Southern state Karnataka
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.
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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.