Sikkim government announces complete lockdown from May 17 for one week

Sikkim government has announced a complete lockdown in the state from 5 am on 17th of this month to curb the rising COVID-19 cases. The lockdown will continue till 5 am on 24th May. The decision was taken as the state was reporting a case positivity rate of more than 20 per cent over the last few



weeks.

Sikkim recorded 2,903 new cases and 51 deaths in the last 14 days. Restrictions on inter and intra state movement including curfew after 5 pm were already in place in Sikkim since 6th of this month and are effective till tomorrow.