Wardha: District collector Prerana Deshbhratar has extended strict
restrictions in entire district by five more days till
May 18. The strict lockdown that had been imposed since May 8 was supposed to end on May 13.
In an order issued on Wednesday, the collector said the decision to extend the
curbs has been taken considering the decline in
cases following the restrictions.
According to the new order, only medical services will be allowed while other essential shops will remain closed.
However, distribution of essential goods at the doorstep of customers has been allowed between 7am and 11am. RT-PCR negative report will be mandatory for all delivery persons, the order added.
Last week’s strict restrictions have yielded results as the district witnessed nearly 5% less cases.
A week before imposing strict restrictions, the district had registered 5,870 cases and 182 deaths, while during the stricter curbs, 3,782 cases and 121 deaths were reported.