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COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh to impose full lockdown from tomorrow

The development comes after the state recorded the highest single-day rise in its COVID-19 death toll with 266 more people succumbing to the pandemic.

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By Pradeep Suresh  April 29, 2021, 2:32:57 PM IST (Published)

COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh to impose full lockdown from tomorrow
Uttar Pradesh government has decided to impose a complete lockdown in the state starting from Friday (April 30). The lockdown will continue till 7 am Tuesday (May 4). "Lockdown in the state will now remain imposed from Friday evenings to 7 am on Tuesdays. The decision has been taken in the wake of the COVID-19 situation," ANI tweeted.


The development comes after the state recorded the highest single-day rise in its COVID-19 death toll with 266 more people succumbing to the pandemic, while 29,824 new cases pushed the tally to 11,82,848 on Wednesday.

The rising toll had prompted CM Yogi Adityanath to state that retired doctors and para-medical staff can be roped in to increase manpower in hospitals. The government had also announced that there would be a weekend lockdown across the state till further orders.

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