JOIN USTelangana to completely lift Covid-19 lockdown from June 20
The Telangana cabinet has decided to lift the Covid-19 lockdown in the state completely from June 20.
All categories of educational institutions are allowed to reopen from July 1 and the students can attend the classes physically. The related guidelines, providing clarity on the requirement of physical attendance, and continuation of the online mode of teaching etc., are yet to be issued.
The K Chandrasekhar Rao cabinet has met on Saturday to review the pandemic situation in Telangana and has declared that Covid-19 is now under control in the state.
“The cabinet has examined the reports from the medical and health department officials stating that the positive cases have come down drastically and arrived at the decision. All the departments are instructed to lift the respective restrictions imposed during the lockdown period,” CMO officials said.
The Rao government has sought public support and cooperation, as the decision was taken to avoid further impact on the economy and loss of livelihoods. “Lifting of lockdown should not lead to negligent behaviour. People should continue to wear masks, maintain physical distance and use sanitisers and other self-regulatory methods to curtail the spread of the virus.”
As per official figures, the new positive cases have remained under the 2,000-mark for several days now, with the state having increased the daily samples tested to about 1.2 lakh. The single-day Covid-19 cases in Hyderabad have been under the 200-mark for the last two weeks.
On Saturday evening, 1,362 cases were reported from the 1,23,005 samples tested from across the state.
According to the officials, active cases in Telangana now stands at 18,568.
The cabinet has noted that the coronavirus cases are declining in neighbouring states too.
“The cabinet observed that compared with other states, Covid-19 has come under control quickly in Telangana,” officials said.