CM Shivraj indicates night curfew
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has Indicated that the night curfew could be enforced in Bhopal and Indore on Sunday or Monday in view of the coronavirus outbreak in these two districts.
He said this during a meeting on Friday night to examine the condition of coronavirus in the province.
“Look at the increase in cases of infection…Tough action would be taken to flatten the line. The night prohibition could be clamped in Bhopal and Indore from Sunday or Monday, “Mr. Chouhan cited in an official statement.
The Chief Minister said that people coming to the state by air, train, or road from adjacent Maharashtra, where there is an alarming rise, should be thermally scanned.
During the conference, the declaration also addressed means of limiting the migration of people from Maharashtra.
People of Madhya Pradesh had a mixed reaction over this indication some calling it prevention from the worse other’s stated that the state government is using lockdown as an escape from their duties, people have already faced so adverse situation in the previous lockdown both financially and mentally and imposing another will be a big challenge.
Cases in Madhya Pradesh
According to an official, Madhya Pradesh registered 603 coronavirus positive cases on Friday, raising the number to 2,67,176. The day also saw two deaths and 360 people discharged.
The state toll currently stands at 3,883 and the recovery count is 2,58,958, he said.
No new Covid-19 cases were registered in 12 of 52 districts in the state on Wednesday.
“The number of cases in Indore increased by 219 to 61,642, while those in Bhopal increased by 138 to 45,079. In Indore and Bhopal, there have been 940 and 621 deaths, respectively, with 1,528 and 806 active cases in each city “According to the official.
There are 1,528 active cases in Indore, while there are 806 such cases in the state capital.
With 14,378 samples being tested on Friday, the number of tests in Madhya Pradesh was 59,73 lakh.
The statistics for coronavirus in MP are as follows: Total cases 2,67,176, new cases 603, death count 3,883, retrieved 2,58,958, successful cases 4,335, number of checks to date 59,73,547.
