New Delhi: The government of Haryana on Wednesday decided to extend the covid-19 restrictions in the state till February 10.
Initially, various restrictions imposed by the January 5 order in some districts, which had witnessed a big spike in cases, were imposed in all districts, the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority (HSDMA) had said in an earlier order issued on January 13.
Now, the guidelines released through orders on January 5, 10, 13, and 18 have been extended till February 10, as per the HSDMA order dated January 26. As per an earlier order, the restrictions which had been extended up to January 28, will now remain in force till 5 am on February 10.
Meanwhile, as per Wednesday`s bulletin, the state logged 6,351 COVID cases taking the total active cases to 39,565. The Haryana government has decided to reopen schools for classes 10-12 on February 1.
To check the spread of the infection, the state government had banned people eligible for vaccination but not fully vaccinated from entering shopping malls, cinema halls, restaurants, and grain markets, among other crowded places, starting January 1.
(_Vinayak Barot)
