Telangana cabinet decides to lift lockdown completely

The Telangana government in a meeting today has decided to completely lift the lockdown in the state. The ongoing lockdown in the state was to end on Saturday.

Hyderabad:The Telangana govt has decided to completely lift the statewide lockdown in an emergency meeting held on Saturday. The decision to lift the restrictions was taken by the state cabinet after examining reports from medical authorities, which showed a significant decrease in the number of corona cases in the state. The report also indicated that Covid-19 has been brought under full control in the state.

In view of new orders, the cabinet has ordered officials of all branches of the govt to lift all types of regulations imposed during the lockdown. The cabinet has also directed the education department to get all educational institutions in the state to full readiness by July 1st.

Over the past few days, corona cases have been steadily declining in the state. Apart from this, the vaccination program has gained pace in the rural areas, leading to increased protection for larger cross-sections of the population.

The ongoing lockdown in the state which was to end on June 9, had been extended for another 10 days from June 10. Although the Telangana government had already increased daily relaxation time by four hours, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(With inputs from agency)