The Jharkhand government today announced lockdown from April 22 to April 29 with few exemptions, news agency ANI reported.
ANI’s tweet read as, “Jharkhand government announces lockdown from April 22-29 with few exemptions. Essential services allowed, religious places to remain open but the gathering of devotees not allowed. Mining, agricultural & construction activities permitted”
Essential services have been allowed while religious places will also remain open but the gathering of devotees not allowed, the report said. Mining, agricultural and construction activities have also been permitted, ANI reported.
Apart from this, mining, agricultural and construction activities will be permitted during the lockdown.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has appealed to the people to follow lockdown rules and observe it as ‘Swasthya suraksha saptah’ (health protection week).
The government said the decision to impose the lockdown was taken in order to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19.
During the lockdown, all shops except those engaged in essential services will remain closed.
All offices apart from those of the central and state government and some others that have been exempted, will remain closed during the lockdown period.
Gatherings involving more than five people have also been barred throughout the state.
In the last 24 hours, Jharkhand’s recorded 3,992 fresh Covid-19 cases and its death toll has risen to 1,456 after 50 more people succumbed to the disease.
