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3 more states extend lockdown till April 30
West Bengal, Maharashtra and Telangana are extending the lockdown, enforced to weed out Coronavirus pandemic, by two weeks till April-end.
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The West Bengal government here on Saturday extended the lockdown till April 30 to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Making the announcement to the media at the state secretariat Nabanna, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the decision was taken after a video conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers.
"The Prime Minister said the lockdown will be extended till April 30. We all agreed. Thus, I have decided to extend the lockdown till April 30," she said.
Maharashtra lockdown will continue after April 14 till April 30, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced here on Saturday.
In an address to the state, Thackeray said that it was imperative in view of the prevailing circumstances and the increasing number of Covid-19 cases and casualties in the state.
He said details of the protocols to be followed during the extended lockdown would be announced later.
The country has been under a lockdown since March 23. It was scheduled to end on April 14.
The Telangana government on Saturday decided to extend the lockdown in the state till April 30.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao told reporters that the state cabinet has decided to extend the lockdown as it felt that it is the only way to check the spread of Covid-19.
He said that after April 30, the government may consider lifting the lockdown in phases.
He also announced that annual exams from first to ninth standard will not be conducted and all students would be promoted to the next standard. He said a decision on conducting the 10th standard exam would be taken soon.
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