New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday said that in the wake of COVID19 situation, there’ll be lockdown from 6 pm on Friday to 6 am on Monday in all urban areas.
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said “appropriate action” will be taken for cities with rising cases after a meeting.
“For cities where cases have increased, appropriate action will be taken after meeting of crisis management group. We are making containment areas in big cities,” news agency ANI reported Mr Chouhan as saying.
“In view of the pandemic, use face masks, maintain social distancing and sanitise hands frequently… Not getting infected with coronavirus is the biggest service of the state today,” the Chief Minister’s Office tweeted in Hindi.
Meanwhile, state reported 4043 fresh covid cases on Wednesday,while 2126 patients recovered from infection.