Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed the industries shut down due to the current nationwide lockdown to give salaries to their employees in wake of the Industries in view of the coronavirus outbreak. "The companies, which have been closed during the lockdown period, will have to pay their employees salary," ANI quoted Adityanath as saying. "In Gautam Buddh Nagar district, salaries under certain circumstances must be paid to the labours/employees during the #CoronavirusLockdown. As of 10am on Sunday, there are 55 positive cases of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh. In India, the total number of positive cases has jumped to 979.

Source: dna March 29, 2020 12:00 UTC