Hyderabad: Telangana is likely to close completely to curb the rise COVID-19 cases after Eid, from May 14, unconfirmed sources said. The exclusion will be valid until at least May 25th.
The cabinet meeting to be held today at 14:00 will make a final decision on the imposition of a lock, the minister’s office said on Monday.
The Telangana government has already set a night clock from 21:00 to 05:00 with a view to increasing the country COVID-19 cases on April 20, which was extended several times. The nightclub restrictions remain until May 15, according to the recent GO.
In addition, the government has also banned gatherings of more than 100 people at weddings and other functions, while the number is limited to 20 funerals.
The state is therefore likely to follow other countries such as neighboring Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala to enforce a strict lockout. As India suffers from a disastrous second wave of the COVID-19 infections, blocked more than two-thirds of the states. Others are also under different types of restrictions.
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General Secretary Somesh Kumar said the Telangana state government is not in favor of such measures as it is unlikely to serve the purpose. “We need to think about people’s livelihoods and other issues. The situation is completely under control and the State Cabinet will call for the closure if necessary, ‘he said at a press conference here.
He also explained that there is no shortage of oxygen or other medical aid, such as Remdesivir injections.
Telangana Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao also said that a lockdown would bring life to a standstill and the financial system would collapse completely. ‘There is no use of setting exclusion. 25 to 30 workers from other countries work here. “We saw how their lives were adversely affected by the closure during the first wave,” he said last week.
Low tests continue in Telangana as the state reported 4,826 fresh COVID-19 business on Monday, with more than half a million. The death toll stood at 2,771 with another 35 victims.
Source: The Siasat Daily