Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government ordered a lockdown in the urban areas of Chhindwara district and Ratlam city which came into force from 10 pm on Thursday, which will continue till 6 am on April 5, they said.
The entire Betul district will be placed under lockdown from 10 pm on Friday and urban areas of Khargone district from 8 pm. The curbs over there will continue till 6 am on April 5, the officials said.
Meanwhile, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that separate teams of senior officials have been sent to these four districts to assess the coronavirus situation there, and provide assistance to the local administration in the fight against the pandemic.
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“In view of the spurt in coronavirus cases in Chhindwara, which shares border with Maharashtra, and to effectively control it, a three-day lockdown has been imposed in the district,” Chouhan said. “The Sunday lockdown, which is already in place in several cities in the state, will continue as before”, he said.
Chouhan appealed to the people of the state to celebrate festivals by remaining at home and added that no rallies or traditional Gair (taken out on the occasion of Rangpanchmi) will be allowed to be organised in the state.
He said that eligible persons should get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19.
Madhya Pradesh on Thursday reported 2,546 coronavirus cases. The infection tally has reached 2,98,057 and the fatality count has gone up to 3,998.
(PTI)