New Delhi (NVI): The Haryana government today announced that all offices and shops in the state will remain closed on weekends, to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Taking to twitter, Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij said, “All offices and shops except essential will remain closed in Haryana on every Saturday and Sunday due to COVID-19.”
All offices and shops except essential will remain closed in Haryana on every Saturday and Sunday due to #COVID__19
— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) August 21, 2020
This announcement came as the number of coronavirus cases in Haryana continue to show a daily rise.
Earlier in July, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that weekend lockdown serves no purpose in the fight against the novel coronavirus and there were no plans to impose any more lockdowns.
“A lockdown will not serve any purpose unless it is imposed for a 14-day period. Imposing a lockdown over the weekend or for two days merely gives the impression that something is being done,” Khattar said.
Although commercial establishments and shops will remain shut on Saturdays and Sundays, restrictions on the movement of people and traffic are not likely.
Haryana reported its highest single-day spike of 996 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number in the northern state to 50,926, with 578 fatalities.
-RJV
