The Maharashtra government on Thursday, March 11, has decided to impose a complete lockdown in Nagpur due to an alarming spike in the COVID-19 cases.
The administration said that the will remain in place from March 15 to March 21. The decision was taken during a meeting at the Divisional Commissioner's office.
According to Nagpur Guardian Minister Nitin Raut, only essential services will remain open during the lockdown. Medical stores and other emergency services will also be exempted from the restrictions, the order said.
The lockdown has been imposed in all the areas that come under the Nagpur Police Commissionerate.
All the institutions, except those involved in providing essential services, will remain shut during the lockdown period.
As per reports, Nagpur has registered 1710 cases in the last 24 hours while eight people lost their lives due to the infection. A total of 10,458 samples were examined.
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A year ago, the first corona patient was found on this day in Nagpur.
Besides, a 'Janta curfew' has been imposed for three days in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district starting today, March 11. An order to this effect was issued by the District Magistrate of Jalgaon on Tuesday, March 9.
Moreover, the Nashik district administration imposed several restrictions and lockdown on weekends from March 9. All shops and establishments, except those engaged in essential services, will be closed from 7 pm to 7 am, while permit rooms will operate at 50 per cent capacity and down shutters at 9 pm. Marriage functions that had got permission earlier will be allowed to take place till March 15 after which no new nod would be given.
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