Lockdown in Maharashtra's Amravati extended till March 8

अमरावती : कोरोना के बढते प्रसार के चलते महाराष्ट्र के अमरावती में लगाया हुआ लॉकडाऊन आठ दिन के लिए बढाया गया हैI अमरावती में कोरोना के मामलों में लगातार इजाफा हो रहा हैI इसके चलते प्रशासन ने लॉकडाऊन बढाने का निर्णय लिया हैI अब अमरावती में 8 मार्च तक लॉकडाऊन जारी रहेगाI जिलाधिकारी शैलेश नवाल ने इसकी जानकारी दीI अंजनगाव सुर्जी में भी लॉकडाऊन रहेगाI लॉकडाऊन में अत्यावश्यक सेवाएँ शुरू रहेंगीI

Amravati: Amid the spike in coronavirus cases in the past few days, the lockdown in Maharashtra's Amravati district has been extended by another week till March 8. 

During the lockdown, shops, except those dealing in essential commodities, have been ordered to remain shut along with educational institutions, coaching classes, training schools etc. 

Cinema houses, gyms, swimming pools, parks have also been ordered to remain shut and gatherings for entertainment, educational, cultural, religious purposes etc are not permitted. 

Maharashtra, which has been the epicentre of the recent surge in India's COVID-19 cases, on Friday recorded more than 8,000 new infections for the third consecutive day. 

(With agency inputs)