Jharkhand extends partial ‘lockdown’ till January 31

RANCHI: The Hemant Soren government on Saturday extended the partial “lockdown” imposed in the state till January 15 to January 31 considering the surge in Covid cases in Jharkhand.
Following the announcement, all educational institutes, zoos, tourists spots and gyms among others will remain closed till the stipulated time.
In a tweet, state disaster management department minister Banna Gupta, who is also the health minister, said, “We have extended the current phase of partial lockdown in the state till January 31.Whatever restrictions made in the earlier phase will continue to be in force.”
In the last fortnight, Jharkhand has reported Covid cases in the four-digit mark, taking the currently active cases close to 33,000, and Covid-related deaths, too, have increased.