Meghalaya extends lockdown in East Khasi Hills district
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya government on Friday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown in the East Khasi hills district till June 7.
- May 29, 2021,
- Updated May 29, 2021, 12:21 AM IST
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya government on Friday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown in the East Khasi hills district till June 7.
Making the announcement, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed that there will be certain relaxations and containment measures during the lockdown.
Home delivery services are permitted, subject to permission and regulation to be issued by DC EKH is restricted. Inter-district movement of persons from and to East Khasi Hills is restricted, informed the Chief Minister.
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The state government further informed that all central and state government offices other than those already notified by the Personnel department to remain closed.
The Post Offices in the district have been allowed to open from June 2 to June 4 with limited staff.
The SBI main branch, Laitumkrah and Secretariat branch shall function shall function with limited staff for the purpose of government transactions only, stated the Chief Minister.
All other banks have been permitted to open on 31 May 2021 and 1st June 2021 with limited staff for purpose of urgent transaction and they will be closed by 4PM.
E-commerce activities and courier services have been allowed to operate adhering to the regulations issued by DC East Khasi Hills.
Meghalaya, so far, has recorded a total of 33835 cases of COVID-19 with 8025 active cases. A total of 25366 patients have recovered while 544 people succumbed to the virus.