COVID-19 lockdown in Uttar Pradesh extended till May 31

In view of the prevailing pandemic situation in the country, Uttar Pradesh has further extended Corona curfew in the state till May 31, 7 am. The lockdown was supposed to end on May 24 but has now been extended for another week.

Extending the curfew, the Uttar Pradesh government said it is committed to safeguarding the life and livelihood of the people of the state. It is in this spirit that they have adopted a partial corona curfew policy to fight the second wave of



Covid.

"There are positive results of statewide partial corona curfew. This is helping in breaking the transmission chain. There is also a lot of support from the people. The active cases are steadily decreasing. In this case, the government has decided to extend the partial corona curfew till May 31, 7 am."

"Essential essential services like vaccination, industrial activities, medical work etc will be allowed to continue uninterrupted," UP government said.