Ranchi, Jul 30 (PTI) The Jharkhand government on Thursday extended the lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19 outside the containment zones till August 31.

An official notification also issued directions to departments concerned for strict implementation of guidelines and state directives on COVID-19.

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"... Hereby orders extension of lockdown-related restrictions currently in place in the state of Jharkhand outside the containment zone(s) up to 31.08.2020 due to COVID-19," the notification issued by Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh said.

"All economic activities permitted prior to this order shall remain permitted," it said. PTI PVR RBT RBT 07302352 NNNNith Leyton Orient — Touré laughed and said, “could be.” “I just want to enjoy it until the last minute because football for me is everything,” said Touré, who also won a Champions League title with Barcelona. "They allowed me to train with the lads. The manager was fantastic.

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Everybody welcomed me here and I feel like I'm at home. Want to train and do it my best and maybe we'll see.”

Touré, who competed in three World Cups for Ivory Coast, did some running and stretching Friday. He plans to return Monday and will increase his workload through the week.

Orient coach Ross Embleton told the club's website that “we thought it was a joke” when Touré's agent contacted them 10 days prior. They soon realized the request was “the real deal.” He said his squad can learn from Touré.

“Any opportunity to get a player of his quality, one of the best in the world, is fantastic,” Embleton said.

“He comes across as a really good character, and it will give our players a really good opportunity to learn from him in the experience.” (AP)

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