States »SoutPosted at: May 12 2021 1:38PM

COVID-19: A 10-day lockdown begins in Telangana

Hyderabad, May 12 (UNI) A Ten-day lockdown began in the State of Telangana at 1000 hours on Wednesday to contain COVID-19 cases in the state.
The lockdown is enforcing from 1000 hours to 0600 hours every day for 10 days. A four-hour relaxation from 0600 to 1000 hours people are to attend their requirements.
With the lockdown, all the roads, bus stands, Meteor Stations in Hyderabad became barren. Police pickets were set up at the main junctions to monitor the situation. Business complexes across the state were closed. Cinema halls, clubs, gyms, swimming pools, amusement parks, and sports stadia remained closed due to lockdown.
People were in queuing before business establishments, petrol pumps, wineshops and among other places since morning to purchase their essentials.
Police said they would give a slight grace period to some of the public due to the lack of awareness as it was the first day and then strictly implement lockdown.
The lockdown decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet presided by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday keeping in view of the huge surge in Covid-19 cases in the state.
According to the release, the 20-hour lockdown will be reviewed on May 20 when the cabinet will meet again to discuss the possibilities of extension.
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