Lucknow: At least 26 states and Union Territories of the country including UP, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra have also imposed strict restrictions, curfew and lockdown to break the chain of covid infection. Thus, more than 90 per cent of the country's population is covered by some kind of restrictions. In view of the growing epidemic outbreak in Uttar Pradesh, the country's largest state in terms of population, the first weekend lockdown was announced and then converted into a covid curfew till May 10. Now the state government has announced extension of covid curfew till May 17. In Delhi, the lockdown has also been extended till Monday, May 17. The Haryana government is set to extend the lockdown restrictions in the state by May 17. Rajasthan will have a tight lockdown from 5 am (May 10) to May 24 on Monday.

In UP, only Sunday's weekly lockdown has been decided on April 16. UP CM Adityanath Yogi on Sunday said that 23,333 new cases have been reported in 24 hours. 34,636 persons have been discharged after recovery. Yogi admitted that the partial covid curfew is imposed for better results.

Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal also said that the covid chain has started breaking after the kickdown. The transition rate on April 26 was 3.5 per cent, which has now come down to 2.3 per cent. It cannot be relaxed now, otherwise what we have achieved will also go out of hand.

In which states the strictures were taken

- Lakdown like restrictions in Karnataka from May 10-24

- Strict restrictions in Maharashtra from 5th April to 15th May

- 15-day curfew in Goa from May 9

- Complete kickdown in Kerala from 8th to 16th May

- Partial lockdown in Andhra Pradesh from 12 noon to 6 pm for two weeks from May 6

- Night curfew in Telangana till May 15

- Full lockdown in Mizoram from May 10-17

- Curfew imposed in seven districts of Manipur from 8th to 17th May

- Lakdown in Himachal Pradesh from May 7 to 16

- Lakdown imposed in Bihar from 4th May to 15th May - 14 days of lakdown in Odisha from 5th May

- Lakdown like restrictions in Jharkhand till May 13

- Chhattisgarh gets weekend kickdown till May 15

- Weekend breakdown and night curfew in Punjab till May 15

- Public curfew in Madhya Pradesh till May 15

Curfew imposed in 36 cities of Gujarat from 8 pm to 6 am till May 12

Steps to increase such restrictions in UP

April 16: Weekly sunday bandh from 8 pm on Saturday to 7 am on Monday

April 20: Weekly bandhs on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday

April 29: Weekly bandhs on Friday nights from 8 pm to 7 am on Tuesdays i.e. Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays

may 03 : corona curfew extended till may 6 .

May 05 : Corona Curfew to be scattered till May 10

May 09: Corona curfew now extended till May 17.

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