Lockdown extended in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain till April 26

The lockdown imposed in Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain cities has been extended till April 26.

Bhopal: The lockdown imposed in some cities across Madhya Pradesh has been extended, as per a decision taken by the Crisis Management team the lockdown in Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain cities has been extended till April 26. 

Only essential services will be exempted from the corona curfew and people arriving in the city or leaving by rail, bus etc will not be inconvenienced.

Earlier, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that devotees returning from Kumbh Mela will be quarantined.

New measures were announced in the wake of night curfew and other restrictions already implemented in order to curb the rising COVID-19 cases in the state.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday recorded its highest single-day spike of 11,269 COVID-19 cases taking its tally to 3,95,832, while the day also saw 66 deaths and 6,497 people getting discharged, an official said.

The toll in MP stands at 4,491 and the recovery count is 3,27,452, leaving it with an active caseload of 63,889, he added.