Complete lockdown continues in 8 states of the country, restrictions removed in many states; Know- the condition of your state

Posted on 17th Aug 2021 by rohit kumar

The pace of corona infection has started slowing down across the country. Despite this, there is a complete lockdown in many states of the country, and a partial lockdown with relaxation in many continues. Night curfew will be implemented in Assam from August 18. At the same time, complete lockdown is going on in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Some restrictions have been eased in both states and malls, restaurants, gyms, salons, and spas have been allowed to reopen.

 

Strict restrictions like lockdown are still going on in eight states of the country. These states are West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Goa, and Puducherry. Partial lockdown continues in the remaining 23 states and union territories. Because of the decrease in corona cases, partial lockdown is in force in 23 states and union territories. These are – Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, and Gujarat.

 

Night curfew in Assam from August 18

 

The Assam government has made changes in the existing SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) which will be applicable from August 18 till further orders. Under this, now there will be a night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am. Also, the areas of the state where more than ten infection cases will be found within 7 days will be declared as containment zones and strict restrictions will be applicable here except for essential activities.

 

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alerted

 

There is a steady decline in corona cases in Maharashtra. The restrictions are being gradually lifted in the state. On the occasion of Independence Day, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned the people of Maharashtra and said that medicines and vaccines are available, but there is still a shortage of oxygen. The Chief Minister said, 'We are relaxing the restrictions based on the availability of oxygen. If the availability of oxygen seems to be less due to the fear of the third wave, then the state may have to impose a lockdown again. He said that people should strictly follow the Corona guidelines to avoid the lockdown.

 

The fourth phase of unlocking in Nagaland

 

The fourth phase of unlocking is going on in Nagaland. In this, shops are being allowed to open longer and operate buses with less capacity. The unlocking of the first phase in the state took effect from July 1 to 7, the second phase from July 8-17, the third phase from July 18. After this, the fourth phase continues from August 1. In this, shops were allowed to open for 12 hours from 6 am to 6 pm.

 

According to the Corona infection data across the country released by the Union Health Ministry this morning, there has been a decrease in the figures for new cases and active cases. In a single day, 25,166 new infections were identified in India and 437 new infected deaths have been recorded. At the same time, active cases have also come down to 3,69,846, which is the lowest figure of 146 days.