In order to check the spread of novel coronavirus in the state, the Haryana government on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown-like restrictions till 24 May. Taking to Twitter, the state health minister Anil Vij said, “Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana extended from 17 May to 24 May. Stringent measures will be taken to implement the alert.”
Earlier, the lockdown was extended from 10 May to 17 May.During the ongoin lockdown period, the government has urged the residents to stay indoors, officials said. However, several categories which were granted exemption earlier too during weekend restrictions in nine districts, including people who are tasked with law and order, emergencies and municipal service duties and government machinery tasked with COVID-19 related duties, continue to get exemptions during the lockdown.
To curb the virus spread, the state government had recently put several other restrictions in place including imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC and daily night curfew.
Additionally, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated a 500-bedded COVID-19 care centre, Guru Teg Bahadur Sanjeevani Hospital in Panipat. Union Minister of Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan was also present during the occasion where he informed that Indian Oil Corp Ltd is supplying 15MT of gaseous Oxygen to the GTB Sanjeevani Hospital through a steel pipeline connected to the MEG plant of Panipat refinery free of cost. He said that Each of the 500 bed at the temporary facility will be connected to the Oxygen supply.
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