BHOPAL: A lockdown can be enforced in all cities of Madhya Pradesh from 6 pm on Friday to six am on Monday to examine the unfold of the coronavirus an infection, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters right here after chairing a gathering to overview the COVID-19 state of affairs in MP, Chouhan mentioned his authorities goals to extend the variety of beds for COVID-19 sufferers within the state to at least one lakh.
“A lockdown can be enforced in all cities of the state from 6 pm on Friday to six am on Monday,” Chouhan mentioned.
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Up to now three weeks, the state authorities imposed lockdowns in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior on Sundays and prolonged the curbs to another cities final Sunday.
Chouhan mentioned varied disaster administration teams will maintain conferences to overview the state of affairs in cities the place there was a spurt in COVID-19 instances and can determine the plan of action to include it.
Apart from rising the variety of beds for the viral an infection sufferers, the state authorities has additionally determined to arrange one COVID-19 care centre in every district, he mentioned.
There are complete 52 districts in MP.
Non-public hospitals are additionally being roped in to extend variety of beds for COVID-19 sufferers, Chouhan mentioned.
On Wednesday, MP reported 4,043 new instances of coronavirus, taking its tally to three,18,014, whereas 13 fatalities pushed the loss of life toll to 4,086, as per official information.
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