Uttar Pradesh: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has said they will not grant permission for any religious or social programmes till September 30.
Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avanish Kumar Awasthi, said Yogi Adityanath in a meeting with senior officers told the district magistrates to not give permission for religious programmes till September 30.
UP Chief Minister directed officers that no public gathering be allowed till 30 June in the state in view of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Health Ministry figures, Uttar Pradesh has recorded 1,621 cases of coronavirus so far, with 25 deaths and 247 patients being cured or discharged.