Lockdown will not be lifted in 19 districts that have reported more than ten Corona positive cases, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a meeting conducted through video conferencing with all District Magistrates and police chiefs on Sunday evening.
He said that in the remaining districts, the District Magistrates will take a decision whether or not to allow relaxation in lockdown rules. No relaxation will be permitted in the sealed hotspots.
The district officials will work out the modalities regarding opening of specified industries, banks and other units in the 56 districts that have reported less than 10 Corona cases.
The Chief Minister, according to the government spokesman, asked all District Magistrates to ensure that safety protocols are strictly followed in their areas and social distancing is maintained even in districts where lockdown is lifted.
He also gave guidelines for factories and industries where work is to resume on Monday.
The Chief Minister asked the officials to ensure that the employers take care of social distancing, sanitisers and masks for employees.
The corona count in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday went up to 1,084 with 115 new cases being added.
More than 108 corona patients have so far been successfully treated, according to the Health Department release.
The virus has claimed 17 lives in the state so far.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister had set up a five-member committee to ensure employment opportunities for the labourers returning to the state from other parts of the country in the wake of the Corona virus lockdown.
The committee will be headed by the Agriculture Production Commissioner and will include the Principal Secretaries of the Departments of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Skill Development.