Chhattisgarh's Durg administration on Friday imposed nine days of lockdown in the district due to a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases.
“The lockdown starting on April 6 will end on April 14. The district boundaries will be sealed during the lockdown and only essential services will be allowed to function,” an order from Collector Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure said.
Durg district is one of the worst Covid-hit districts in the state. According to the Health Department, 996 fresh Covid cases were detected on Thursday and seven people died due to the infection, thereby taking the total death toll in the district to 54. By Thursday, there were 9,883 active cases in the district.
Meanwhile, the Risali Municipal Corporation (RMC) has closed down five weekly market from Friday.
RMC Commissioner said there has been continuous increase of Covid cases. For stopping its spread, the government and the district administration had issued various directives from time to time.
“People neglected the directives and crowds were noticed in the weekly markets. Covid appropriate behaviour was not followed. So, all five weekly markets have been closed."