Covid-19: Lockdown extended in Maharashtra's Amravati

With no let-up in Covid-19 cases in the Amravati and Achalpur towns of the Vidarbha region, the lockdown was extended till March 7.

Maharashtra government had imposed a total lockdown of seven days in Amravati city and Achalpur town on February 21 owing to a large number of Covid-19 cases being reported from the two zones.

Amravati district collector Shailesh Naval ordered the extension of the lockdown in Amravati and Achalpur cities for a week, and also imposed restrictions in Anjangaon Surji town.

Amravati, Achalpur and places adjoining these two cities and the entire Anjangaon Surji town will remain under lockdown till 6 am on March 8, he said.

The Amravati city and the district have been reporting over 700 cases on a daily basis over the last few days.

On Saturday, Amravati municipal corporation and district areas recorded 122 and 423 cases, respectively.

The Amravati district has so far reported 35,084 progressive cases and 467 deaths.

The industries permitted to operate earlier would continue to operate. Weekly bazaars, schools, colleges, coaching classes, gyms, swimming pools, cinema halls and multiplexes will remain closed.

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Hotels would be allowed to provide parcel service while vegetable markets would be open for retailers between 2 am and 6 am.

School and college examinations will be conducted as per the schedule, the collector said.

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Lockdown is also in force for Saturday and Sunday in Nagpur and Buldhana.

On Friday, 8,333 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state. Four cities - Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Amravati -- together accounted for 3,401 or 40 per cent of new cases.

(With inputs from PTI)