NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose lockdown in Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi,
Kanpur Nagar, and
Gorakhpur till April 26.
However, essential services will be allowed to remain open.
"All religious activities in public of any kind is directed to remain suspended. All hawkers including fruits and vegetable vendors, milk vendors and bread vendors, shall go off the road by 11a, every day till April 26," high court said.
This comes a day after Uttar Pradesh registered the highest single-day rise of 30,596 Covid-19 cases. With the 129 fresh fatalities, the death toll due to the viral disease rose to 9,830.