TS: Lockdown extended in Covid-19 containment zones till 30 June

In order to contain the spread of coronavirus,Telangana government on Sunday extended lockdown in the identified containment zones till 30 June. Also, the lockdown in areas outside containment zones has been extended up to 7 June.

However, the state lifted restrictions on inter-state movement of people. All shops, except emergency services, are to close by 8 pm.

Taking a cue from Centre's lockdown guidelines, the state also revised night curfew timings to 9 pm-5 am.

The announcement came on a day when heavy rain lashed Hyderabad and nearby areas as well as several other districts of Telangana on Sunday, inundating roads and low-lying areas and throwing traffic out of gear in the city.

Solid storms that went with downpour removed



trees at a couple of spots. 

South Hastinapur on the city edges got greatest precipitation of 61 mm. A few pieces of the city got 20 to 50 mm precipitation. 

Traffic went haywire in occupied zones like Banjara Hills, Madan Tank, Mehdipatnam, Toli Chowki, Madhapur, Panjagutta, Ameerpet, Begumpet, Abids, Koti, Secunderabad, Uppal and LB Nagar as downpour proceeded for two hours.

As many as 74 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Telangana in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare update on Sunday morning. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the state has increased to 2,499. The death toll has climbed to 77. At least 1,412 people have recovered from the disease in Telangana.