The Telangana government announced that the state will go under a 10-day lockdown in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) from Wednesday. The lockdown will begin at 10am on May 12 and will be in place till May 22. However, there will be a relaxation of lockdown from 6am to 10am everyday, the chief minister's office said in a statement. - All medical and health services in government and private hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment manufacturing units, medical distributors, and medical shops will be operational. “The Director General of Police has been instructed to strictly implement the lockdown following the Covid guidelines,” the official release said.

Source: Hindustan Times May 12, 2021 01:18 UTC