Telangana Extends Lockdown For 10 More Days, Daily Relaxation Time Increased. Details Inside

According to a statement from Chief Minister's Office, relaxation for one more hour will be given to enable people to return home.

Updated: May 30, 2021, 9:04 PM IST

New Delhi: The Telangana government on Sunday decided to extend the coronavirus-induced lockdown for another 10 days, but with an increased daily relaxation time. The lockdown, which was to end on Sunday, has been extended for 10 days from May 31. The decision was taken at the state Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

The Cabinet, however, decided to increase the relaxation from 6 am to 1 pm from present 6 am to 10 am. According to a statement from Chief Minister’s Office, relaxation for one more hour will be given to enable people to return home. Thus, practically relaxation will be from 6 am to 2 pm. The Chief Minister directed the administration to ensure strict implementation of the lockdown from 2 pm to 6 am the next day.

The state government had announced a 10-day lockdown from May 12 to reign in the surge in coronavirus cases. This was later extended by another week. The decision for further extension of the lockdown was taken after the Cabinet felt that continuing the curbs for few more days would further help the state in checking the spread of Covid. State Industry and Information Technology Minister K T Rama Rao said the Cabinet also decided to allow limited revival of economic activity. Guidelines in this regard will be issued soon.

(With inputs from agencies)

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