Hyderabad: The Telangana govt on Saturday which is today announced to lift the lockdown that is in place, after taking into consideration the drop in the COVID-19 positivity rate in the state.
A statement from the CMO said that the situation is under control now and decided to end up the lockdown. The Cabinet also directed the officials of all the departments to completely lift all the regulations imposed during the lockdown.
A decision to this effect was taken in an emergency cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to review the COVID-19 situation in the state.
The Telangana Govt cabinet examined reports submitted by the medical and health department officials stating that the number of Covid-19 cases in the State and the positivity rate had dropped significantly.
The lockdown in Telangana state was first imposed on May 12 with four hours of relaxation. Later, it was extended till May 30.
From May 31 to June 9, the relaxation was given from 6 am to 2 pm. While extending lockdown till June 19, the relaxation time was increased allowing the people to buy essentials from 6 am to 5 pm with one additional hour for people to reach home from offices.
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From tomorrow there’s no lockdown in Telangana as the cases of covid-19 are under control.
The officials took good care and control over the covid-19 cases in Telangana.