COVID-19 Lockdown| From Kerala to Karnataka, states that have extended their restrictions

List of states have extended their lockdown.

As India continues its battle with the second wave of coronavirus, many states have taken the decision to extend their lockdowns to break the chain of transmission. On May 21, Karnataka and Kerala both announced that they will be extending their ongoing lockdowns, as the two states report high cases of COVID-19.

Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa after a meeting with officials and ministers stated, "We had a meeting with senior officials and ministers. We have taken a decision on lockdown. We had strict restrictions till May 24. As per the opinion of experts, we are extending the strict restrictions till June 7 at 6 am.” There will be no changes in the restrictions, however, police officials can take strict action against lockdown violators.

Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as well announced that the lockdown will be extended till May 30. The Kerala government, however, has decided to ease the "triple lockdown" norms in three districts. The strict curbs would continue only in Malappuram, Vijayan said.

Here is the list of other states that have extended their lockdown: 

Delhi: Delhi's lockdown has been extended till May 24, 5 am. Essential services, including plumbing and electrician services, will continue to function. The Delhi metro, however, will also remain shut.

Maharashtra: Lockdown in the state has been extended 7 am on June 1. The new restrictions include a mandatory negative RT-PCR test report for those entering the state and curbs on those arriving from places of “sensitive origins”. It is to be noted, that Maharashtra has seen a huge decrease in their daily caseload, with the capital city Mumbai reporting less than 5,000 cases in the last few days.

Uttar Pradesh:  The Yogi Adityanath government, which had imposed a curfew across the state to curb the spread of the virus till May 10, has extended the duration till 7 am on May 24. This was the fifth such extension so far in the past few days.

Jharkhand: Jharkhand will be under partial lockdown till May 27. The movement of inter-state and intra-state buses were restricted while private vehicles are allowed to move only with e-passes issued by the district administration.

Rajasthan: The state government on May 23 extended the COVID-19-induced lockdown by 15 days till June 8. The state may allow some relaxations in commercial activities from June 1 in districts where the COVID-19 situation will improve significantly, according to a government release.

The state government also increased the fine for not wearing a face mask at public places or workplace from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. Wedding ceremonies will not be allowed in the state till June 30, according to the release.

Haryana:  The Haryana government on Sunday extended the coronavirus-induced lockdown by another week, while giving some relaxations to standalone shops in the state.

State Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, in an order, said the lockdown, which was earlier imposed till May 24, has been extended till May 31. According to the order, standalone shops are allowed to open during the day. The other shops are allowed to open from 7 am to 12 pm on an odd-even basis.

Jammu and Kashmir: The administration had extended the curfew in place across all 20 districts by a week. The curfew, which has been in force since April 29, will now run till May 24.

Himachal Pradesh: The coronavirus induced curfew was extended till May 26.

Chhattisgarh: The Chhattisgarh government has asked district administrations to extend the lockdown till May 31 to contain the surge of COVID-19 cases.