Total lockdown not in 5 cities of UP: Supreme Court ban on a high court order, Yogi government will now impose weekend lockdown in the entire state

Lockdown will not be imposed in 5 cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow. The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Allahabad High Court. On Monday itself, the High Court had ordered a complete lockdown in Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Gorakhpur by April 26. The Yogi government filed a petition in the Supreme Court against this.

Meanwhile, once again the Yogi government has decided to impose a weekly lockdown across the state. Meaning, everything will be closed in the state every Saturday and Sunday. Only emergency facilities will continue. Until now only Sunday had a lockdown. Apart from this, in the districts where there are more than 500 active cases, every day, from 8 a.m. till 07 o'clock the next day, all other activities except the essential services will be banned.

UP government said- Lockdown is not right

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is making arguments for the UP government, said that the state government has taken several steps. We have received some instructions and we do not object to this, but it will not be right to impose lockdown in 5 cities through a judicial order.

On this, the Chief Justice said that even the High Court has not said about the complete lockdown. This type of lockdown can cause administrative problems. In such a situation, an interim stay on the High Court's decision will stay. However, the UP government should tell the High Court within a week what steps it is taking.

More than 28 thousand patients found on Monday

The second wave of Karona is becoming uncontrollable in the state. The death toll is also increasing with new infections every day. On Monday, 28,211 new infections were identified in the state and 167 people died.

At the same time, Hanuman Mishra (Minister of State status), President of Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Union, died on Tuesday morning in PGI, Lucknow. He was Corona positive. It is being told that his kidney had failed during treatment. However, PGI has not yet released its official statement. Hanuman Mishra has been the General Secretary of the Kanpur-Bundelkhand region, State Minister of Vidyarthi Parishad.

Former MP Jagdish Rana also dies from Corona

Earlier in Saharanpur, BJP leader and former MP Jagdish Rana died on Monday night due to Corona. He was 67 years old. He was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Faridabad for 12 days. Rana was a three-time MLA from Muzaffarabad seat and was elected as an MP from Saharanpur on a BSP ticket in 2009. He joined BJP in 2016.

Lockdown was ordered in 5 states including Lucknow

Earlier on Monday, Allahabad High Court took automatic cognizance of the situation of Corona in UP through video conferencing. During this time, the division bench of Justice Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar ordered the lockdown till April 26 in the 5 most corona-affected cities of the state, Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, and Gorakhpur.

Corona epidemic in UP in figures

Total new cases came in last 24 hours: 28,211

Total death in last 24 hours: 167

Total recovered in last 24 hours: 10,987

Total infected so far: 8,79,831

Still Healed: 6,61,311

Total deaths so far: 9,997

Total number of patients currently undergoing treatment: 2,08,523

Teachers will be able to work from home

At the same time, the Basic Education Council in the state has exempted teachers, instructors, and teachers from coming to school. Basic Education Minister Dr. Satish Dwivedi said that teachers, instructors, and education friends will be able to work from home. More than 1.52 lakh teachers and more than 5 lakh teachers have got a big relief from this decision.

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The plasma at Lohia Institute, KGMU in Lucknow is almost gone. KGMU needs 6 to 7 donations daily. Currently, more than 15 patients need plasma. But, even after recovering, people are not coming to give plasma. Institutions have appealed to people to donate plasma.

Because of the increasing cases of Corona, a sanitization campaign is being conducted at the Moradabad railway station. The station superintendent said, "We are conducting RT-PCR test of the passengers and are also appealing to maintain social distancing. It is also being implemented. "

Night curfew will remain in force in Gautam Buddha Nagar district till April 30. This order will be effective from eight o'clock in the night to seven in the morning. During this period, no one is allowed to leave, except emergency services.

Because of the shortage of oxygen in Agra, the district administration has banned the supply of oxygen to the industrial units of the city. The administration says that oxygen will be made available to patients first. Oxygen units will get 24-hour power in the city and rural areas.