Coronavirus Updates in India: The Centre and several state governments announced on Sunday a complete lockdown in 80 districts nationwide, to control the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), which has infected nearly 370 people in the country. Here’s a district-wise look at the areas which will be shut down to abort the threat of community transmission.
Eighty districts across 22 states and Union Territories where positive coronavirus cases have been reported will be under a complete lockdown till March 31. State governments have been asked to decide which “essential services” will be allowed, the Union government announced on Sunday after a meeting with cabinet secretaries. On Sunday, the nation successfully observed ‘Janta Curfew’ by staying indoors after a clarion call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A list of cities on lockdown was released after the Cabinet Secretary had a meeting with Chief Secretaries of all states this morning. During the lockdown, no cabs, taxis, auto-rickshaws will be allowed to operate in the national capital. Private vehicles will also be banned. Vehicles linked to the personnel of 24 essential services – including police, health, fire, prisons, electricity, water, chemists, petrol pumps – will be exempted.
Coronavirus Updates: Here list of cities that have been lockdown:
Andhra Pradesh– Prakasam, Vijaywada, Vizag
Chandigarh– Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh– Raipur
Delhi– Central East
Delhi North
Delhi North
West Delhi
North East Delhi
South Delhi
West Delhi
Gujarat– Kutch
Rajkot
Gandhinagar
Surat
Vadodara
Ahmedabad
Haryana– Faridabad
Sonipat
Panchkula
Panipat
Gurugram
Himachal Pradesh– Kangra
Jammu and Kashmir- Srinagar
Jammu
Karnataka– Bangalore
Chikkaballapura
Mysore
Kodagu
Kalaburagi
Kerala- Alappuzha
Ernakulam
Iduki
Kannur
Kasargod
Kottayam
Mallapuram
Pathanamthitta
Thiruvanthpuram
Thrissur
Ladakh– Kargil
Leh
Madhya Pradesh- Jabalpur
Maharashtra- Ahmednagar
Aurangabad
Mumbai
Nagpur
Mumbai Sub-Urb
Pune
Ratnagiri
Raigad
Thane
Yavatmal
Odisha– Khurda
Puducherry- Mahe
Punjab– Hoshiarpur
SAS Nagar
SBS Nagar
Rajasthan- Bhilwara
Jhunjhunu
Sikar
Jaipur
Tamil Nadu- Chennai
Erode
Kanchipuram
Telangana – Bhadradri
Kothagudem
Hyderabad
Medchai
Ranga Reddy
Sanga Reddy
Uttar Pradesh– Agra
GB Nagar
Ghaziabad
Varanasi
Lakhimpur Kheri
Lucknow
Uttarakhand– Dehradun
West Bengal– Kolkata
North 24 Parganas
