Janta curfew extended in Bhopal, checkout details here

Amid surge in Covid cases, government in Bhopal on Sunday extended Janata corona curfew.

Collector Abhinash Lavaniya today declared an extension in the Janata curfew. Initially week-long 'corona curfew' was imposed in Bhopal city from 9 pm on April 12 to curb the rising cases of COVID-19.

It was further extended for another week from April 19 to April 26.

The curfew in the Madha Pradesh capital was about to end at 6 am on April 26, but now it has now been extended for one more week.

As per the government notification, the Janata curfew in Bhopal will remain in force till May 3. Apart from Bhopal, the lockdown has also been extended in Chhindwara till 6 am on May 3. In Ratlam, Sagar and Jabalpur, the lockdown has been extended until 6 am on May 1.

All previous guidelines will remain enforced during this period.

Essential services can be open and people can travel they will not be inconvenienced, officials said.

Meanwhile , Bhopal reported 1,776 fresh cases, making infection count to 78,934, including 707 fatalities.

Also Madhya Pradesh on Saturday reported 104 COVID-19 deaths, a single-day record, and 12,918 new cases, taking the tally to 4,85,703 and the toll to 5,041, an official said.

The recovery count in the state touched 3,91,299 after 11,091 people were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with 89,363 active cases, he added.