India News | 15-day Lockdown in Urban Areas of Mau District from Monday

Mau, Jul 5 (PTI) The Mau district administration has decided to impose a 15-day lockdown in the urban areas, beginning Monday, to stop COVID-19 from spreading, a senior official said here.

"People were seen moving in hotspot areas in the district without wearing masks and gloves. As a result of this, COVID-19 was spreading in the district," District Magistrate Gyan Prakash Tripathi said.

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"Keeping this in view, it was decided to impose the lockdown, so that the district can be saved from the spread of COVID-19 infection," he said.

As many as 21 areas in the district have been declared as hotspots, he said.

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