UP govt to seal 15 districts to check the spread of coronavirus

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a complete shutdown of Covid-19 hotposts in 15 districts to check the spread of novel coronavirus. The order will come into effect from 12 am tonight and continue till April 13.

All essential services will be home delivered and no one will be allowed to move out.

The 15 districts where hotspots will be shut down are Lucknow, Agra, Ghaziabad, Gautambudh Nagar (Noida), Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Meerut, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Firozabad, Maharajganj, Sitapur, Saharanpur and Basti.