Coronavirus Update: The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a 5-day week rule, instead of seven days, for all government employees working in the state in view of rising coronavirus cases. Offices will now be open from 10 AM on Monday to 6 PM on Friday for the next three months. The decision was taken at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at his residence.
The government also decided on imposing night curfew from 10 PM to 6 AM in all urban areas of the state starting from April 8. All activities apart from essential services will be banned during this period. If any person is found flouting the COVID-19 norms, strict actions will be taken against them, the order stated.
The Madhya Pradesh government has taken strict measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections that have been rising rapidly in the state. Earlier today, interstate bus services, along with other passenger buses and vehicles entering Madhya Pradesh from Chhattisgarh were suspended from April 7 till April 15 to prevent new infections. Bus services were already stopped between Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh has reported 4,043 new cases of coronavirus and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the evening bulletin on Wednesday. The active caseload stands at 26,059 in the state. Further, a total of 2,126 recoveries were recorded, taking the total recoveries to 2,87,869. The COVID-19 positive tally in Madhya Pradesh is 3,18,014, while the death toll is 4,086.