Coronavirus: As daily cases decline, Punjab, UP, Jharkhand and Chandigarh ease restrictions

On Jun 15, 2021

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As daily coronavirus cases continue to decline, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chandigarh on Tuesday eased restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the infection.

In Uttar Pradesh, restaurants and malls will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity from June 21, reported NDTV. The government has also revised the night curfew timing to 9 pm to 7 am. Earlier it was from 7 pm to 7 am.

Food kiosks and parks have been allowed to open too. But, they been asked to install a Covid-19 help desk. The state government said that a detailed guideline will be issued soon.

The relaxations were announced after Chief Minister Adityanath held a Covid-19 review meeting, reported the Hindustan Times.

The decision came after the state witnessed a decline in coronavirus cases. There are 8,111 active cases in the state. On Monday, Uttar Pradesh recorded 339 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 72 deaths. With this, the infection tally climbed to 17,02,937 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The toll rose to 21,858.

The state government has been relaxing the restrictions gradually after imposing them on April 30 amid a surge in infections.

Last week, Uttar Pradesh had announced relaxations in the Covid-19 curfew as all the 75 districts had active cases below the 600-mark.