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Tribune News Service
Shimla, May 5
The Himachal Government today decided to impose a curfew to break the Covid transmission chain from May 6 midnight to May 16.
The decision was taken by the Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. “Our endeavour is to ensure that there is strict adherence to Covid norms without affecting people’s livelihood and causing much inconvenience to them,” the CM said.
The closure of educational institutions has been extended till May 31. Class X annual exams of the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education have been cancelled and the students will be promoted to Class XI as per norms suggested by the CBSE. Class XII exams of the state board would remain suspended till further orders.
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Himachal Pradesh Lockdown: 10-day restrictions imposed from Friday to check Covid spread
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose a lockdown in the state from May 7 to May 16 to check the spread of Covid-19. The decision to impose the corona curfew in the state was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
While government and private offices and establishments will remain closed during the lockdown period, essential services such as those related to health, electricity, telecommunication, water supply and sanitation will be exempted.
The cabinet decided that work would continue at civil work sites and horticultural, agricultural and other projects, while educational institutions would remain closed till May 31. Government and private transport vehicles will be allowed to ply with 50 per cent occupancy, and inter-state transportation will continue.
Himachal Pradesh: 10-day corona curfew from May 7, offices to remain shut - Details
However, essential services like health, electricity, telecommunication, water supply, sanitation, etc., would be open.
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Updated: May 5, 2021, 06:15 PM IST
To break the coronavirus chain, the Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to impose curfew in the state from May 7 (Thursday midnight) to May 16.
All government and private offices and establishments will remain closed. However, essential services like health, electricity, telecommunication, water supply, sanitation, etc., would be open.
The decision to impose the corona curfew in the state was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
Himachal Pradesh Imposes Corona Curfew Till May 16 Amid Covid Surge
The ‘Corona curfew’ is a lockdown that will come into effect from midnight May 6 and will continue till May 16.
Educational institutions in the state would remain closed till May31, 2021. Ashwani Sharma 2021-05-05T18:55:06+05:30 Himachal Pradesh Imposes Corona Curfew Till May 16 Amid Covid Surge outlookindia.com 2021-05-05T18:56:21+05:30
Witnessing an unprecedented surge in Covid cases, a high fatality rate, and declining recovery rate, the Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to impose a ‘Corona curfew’ in the state for 10 days.
The ‘Corona curfew’ is a lockdown that will come into effect from midnight May 6 and will continue till May 16.