The Uttarakhand government on Sunday imposed a state-wide lockdown from May 11 to 18 in light of the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases.
Cabinet minister and government Spokesperson Subodh Uniyal said that shops will only be open from 7 am to 10, except tomorrow (Monday), where shops will be open till 1 pm.
“Uttarakhand government has decided to impose ‘COVID Curfew’ between 6 am on May 11 and 6 am on May 18 across the state to contain the spread of the disease. Essential services will be allowed during this period,” Uniyal said.
Shops selling essential items like milk, vegetables, fruits and meat will be allowed to open from 7 am to 10 am daily. Till now, these shops opened from 7 am to 12 am daily.
Grocery shops will be permitted to open on May 13 only. Media persons will have permission to move around during the curfew if they have their IDs with them.
Uniyal further said the not more than 20 people be allowed to attend a wedding ceremony, and for interstate…