Coronavirus In UP: No Public Gatherings In UP Till June 30 Orders Yogi Adityanath

This step would affect the large gatherings like the social functions, the political rallies, also gatherings at the religious places will get swayed. The state government said this move is a requisite measure to repress the spread of the virus

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that no public gathering will be allowed in the state till June 30 amid concern over the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state. This step would affect the large gatherings like the social functions, the political rallies, also gatherings at the religious places will get swayed. The state government said this move is a requisite measure to repress the spread of the virus. Mrityunjay Kumar, the media advisor to the Chief Minister tweeted, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanathji has given strict instructions to the officers that no crowd of any kind can be gathered by June 30. This decision has been taken with the intention of keeping the corona under control,".

मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ जी ने अफ़सरों को सख़्त हिदायत दी है कि 30 जून तक कहीं भी-किसी भी तरह की भीड़ इकट्ठी ना हो पाए। यह फ़ैसला प्रदेश में कोरोना को नियंत्रण में रखने के इरादे से लिया गया है। pic.twitter.com/klWq0A892P

— Mrityunjay Kumar (@MrityunjayUP) April 25, 2020

The decision was taken after Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with the chairpersons of 11 committees tasked with handling the COVID-19 outbreak in the state. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday made it clear that no public gatherings will be allowed in the state till June 30. The Chief Minister has directed officers that no public gathering be allowed until June 30. The directions from the Chief Minister came two days ahead of the scheduled meeting of the chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 27 via video conference. The issue of lockdown is to be discussed during the meeting with the Prime Minister. Chief Minister also directed people to perform prayers at home as the holy month of Muslims Ramzan has started. The CM’s office said, “The month of Ramzan has started. In view of the corona infection, all the religious leaders have appealed to stay at home and offer namaz. It should be ensured that there is no program anywhere as it is likely to spread corona infection,”. Modi has already extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the country. On Saturday, the death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 25 with 1,621 number of COVID-19 cases out which 247 have been cured.