Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Wednesday banned public celebrations of the upcoming Holi festival in the wake of the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks.
During the past few days, Haryana has been reporting over 800 new cases daily.
"The Haryana government has banned public celebrations of Holi in view of (rise in the number of cases of) corona..," Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said in a tweet.
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हरियाणा सरकार ने कोरोना के मद्देनजर होली का त्योहार सार्वजनिक तौर मनाने पर रोक लगाई ।
— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) March 24, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">हरियाणा सरकार ने कोरोना के मद्देनजर होली का त्योहार सार्वजनिक तौर मनाने पर रोक लगाई ।
— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) March 24, 2021हरियाणा सरकार ने कोरोना के मद्देनजर होली का त्योहार सार्वजनिक तौर मनाने पर रोक लगाई ।
— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) March 24, 2021
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The death toll from the pandemic in Haryana stands at 3,104, as on Tuesday, while the state has an infection count of 2,81,588. Among the worst-hit districts which are witnessing a surge in cases include Gurugram, Karnal, Ambala and Panchkula.
This year, Holi falls on March 29.
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