UP govt gives nod to reopen liquor shops, negligence on rise

Uttar Pradesh government has allowed liquor shops to reopen in the state and added them into the essential services category. People are crowding at the liquor shops avoiding social distancing and masks.

How will it impact UP's fight against Coronavirus?

Meanwhile, Rajnath Singh had claimed that the World Health Organisation has praised the Uttar Pradesh government's work. "It is not a small thing," he said.

In a tweet on Monday, the WHO said, "In #India''s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, the state gov. has initiated house-to-house active case finding of #COVID19 in rural areas to contain transmission by testing people with symptoms for rapid isolation, disease management & contact tracing."