Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the
lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Lucknow.
*The first two phases of the nationwide lockdown left 79% people worried, not because they feared getting infected or were uncertain about how long it would last, but were worried that its economic impact would affect their future.
*While high number of cases among migrants increased UP's Covid -19 tally by 254 news cases on Sunday, the health department data revealed that 75% patients in five districts with high virus load have recovered.
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Update by PTI at 9.36am: India registers biggest single day spike of 6,977 Covid-19 cases, total tally rises to 1,38,845; death toll climbs to 4,021, reports PTI quoting Union health ministry
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Update at 9.11am: People in Moradabad offer Eid namaz and celebrate Eid al-Fitr at their residences
*With just a week left for lockdown 4.0 to end, the UP government has decided to increase the presence of employees in government offices from 33% to 50%.
*Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced to provide ration cards to all migrants and daily wagers, underlining his government’s resolve to address the woes of hundreds of workers who have been forced to migrate during the nationwide lockdown.
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Update by ANI at 7.00am: Passengers arrive at Lucknow airport to board their respective flights
*The 'Chand Raat' (night before Eid) was bereft of any festivity as all roads led to the closed Chowk and Nakkhas markets. Aminabad, too, wore a deserted look with nobody thronging any food joint or doing shopping for Eid clothes this year. In normal times same markets would not have even an inch of space to move around.
*In a bid to provide employment and social security to over 23 lakh migrant workers who have come back to the state from various states in the past two months, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced to set up a migration commission.
*The National Students Union of India (NSUI) has urged chief minister Yogi Adityanath not to force students to attend online classes as such a practice is not good for their overall development and hurting them psychologically.