No lockdown in Madhya Pradesh: Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that there will be no lockdown in the state ending rumours and speculations.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday rejected recent reports that the state government is mulling to impose lockdown again in the view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chouhan cleared the air surrounding all speculations and said, "No lockdown to be imposed in the state."

With the coronavirus cases rising once again in the state, there were reports that the Madhya Pradesh government was considering announcing a fresh lockdown.

Night curfew to be imposed between 10 pm to 6 am, starting from November 21 in Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Vidisha, and Ratlam districts.

People engaged in essential services are factory workers are exempted

The state has reported 1,363 new cases and 14 deaths on Thursday, according to the State Health Department. Madhya Pradesh has so far reported a total of 1,88,018 cases of which 1,75,089 have recovered. A total of 3,129 people have lost their lives due to the deadly pandemic.

(ANI)