Uttar Pradesh imposes COVID-19 lockdown in all districts on Sunday, Rs 1,000 fine for not wearing masks

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a weekend lockdown in view of rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the state. All market offices will remain closed at all urban and rural areas across the state whereas all essential services will be exempted from any restriction.

As per the notification issued by the state, the restrictions will come into effect at 8 pm on Saturday night and remain in place till 7:00 am on Monday. On Sunday, there will a complete lockdown in both urban and rural regions across the state.

The Uttar Pradesh government said that a massive sanitisation programme will be carried out across all 75 districts during this period. Along with this, the government also issued direction to authorities to impose fine on those found without wearing face mask. A fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed on those spotted without face masks.