Hyderabad: Telangana Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced on Sunday that the persistent COVID-19 the exclusion will be extended for another ten days. However, the leisure hours have been extended (06:00) to 13:00. The state government also gave the public another hour after 1pm to reach their destinations or home.
The decision was made during the State Council meeting in Pragathi Bhavan on Sunday to review the report. COVID-19 situation in the state and decision on exclusion. This is the second expansion in the exclusion since the institution on 12 May.
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According to the report submitted by the state health department, the prime minister has allowed the time limit to be extended to 14:00, but all commercial businesses will close at 13:00. It will be strictly closed from 14:00 to 06:00 according to the latest health bulletin, the number COVID-19 cases in the state are flat, and the mortality rate is also “satisfactory”.
During the closing period earlier, the Telangana government allowed the public four hours as leisure, from 06:00 to 10:00 to buy essential products. On 18 May, the government again took an important decision to extend the exclusion until 30 May.
It may be noted that KCR was also against the idea of introducing a night clock or a closure in the state. But in view of the increasing number COVID-19 affairs, Secretary of State Somesh Kumar held talks with KCR and set the night clock.
Due to the closure, public finances have also been hit hard and the government also wants to revive the economy. Meanwhile, the state government is investigating various options on the closure issue. Since the state and city police decided to suppress violent offenders, several cases of police brutality have arisen, especially in Hyderabad.
In fact, a day earlier on May 29, a youth in the Old City was seriously injured on his face after being beaten by a police constable from the Bhavani Nagar police station. Disciplinary action has been taken against the police constable, who was also attached to the CAR headquarters here.
Source: The Siasat Daily