COVID19: Uttar Pradesh to seal off 15 districts tonight

Lucknow: Parts of 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh which have been most affected by coronavirus, will be sealed starting midnight to April 15, the state Chief secretary said today.

The government has assured 100 per cent home delivery of essential items in these areas.

The list of districts includes Lucknow, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Shamli and Saharahpur. 

 India has entered Day-16 of its 21-Day nationwide lockdown period. According to news reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers will take a call on a lockdown extension on April 11. Covid-19 cases in India have risen to 5,360, and 164 people have died so far, according to Worldometer.

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