<p>Fifteen districts in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Varanasi and Noida, were put under complete lockdown till March 25 to check the spread of Coronavirus as two more persons tested positive for the virus on Sunday taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 28.</p>.<p>The state government said that it was making arrangements to provide free test for Coronavirus and make the treatment of the affected people free.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-gujarat-reports-first-death-indias-toll-rises-to-seven-799686.html">Follow latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak here</a></strong></p>.<p>Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the 'Janta Curfew' would be extended till 0600 hours on Monday. </p>.<p>Besides the state capital of Lucknow, Varanasi and Noida, the towns of Moradabad, Agra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Kanpur, Meerut, Azamgarh, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Bareilly and Ghaziabad were also put under complete lockdown, sources said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>Sources said that Adityanath would be chairing an important meeting of senior officials late in the evening to review the situation and that the entire state could be put under lockdown.</p>.<p>Incidentally, cases of COVID-19 had been reported from seven of these districts.</p>.<p>According to sources Varanasi reported its first case of coronavirus after a youth, who had recently returned from Dubai, tested positive for the virus. Another person tested positive in Noida.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-indian-railways-suspends-all-passenger-services-from-march-22-midnight-to-march-31-midnight-816365.html">Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger services from March 22 midnight to March 31 midnight</a></strong></p>.<p>The state government was planning to increase the number of isolation beds in the state to ten thousand from the existing two thousand. Sources said that the government was mulling to convert a few stadiums into isolation centres.</p>.<p>Meanwhile cities and towns in the state wore a deserted look as people remained indoors owing to the 'Janata Curfew'. Barring the essential services, all the shops and business establishment remained closed.</p>
<p>Fifteen districts in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Varanasi and Noida, were put under complete lockdown till March 25 to check the spread of Coronavirus as two more persons tested positive for the virus on Sunday taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 28.</p>.<p>The state government said that it was making arrangements to provide free test for Coronavirus and make the treatment of the affected people free.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-gujarat-reports-first-death-indias-toll-rises-to-seven-799686.html">Follow latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak here</a></strong></p>.<p>Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the 'Janta Curfew' would be extended till 0600 hours on Monday. </p>.<p>Besides the state capital of Lucknow, Varanasi and Noida, the towns of Moradabad, Agra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Kanpur, Meerut, Azamgarh, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Bareilly and Ghaziabad were also put under complete lockdown, sources said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>Sources said that Adityanath would be chairing an important meeting of senior officials late in the evening to review the situation and that the entire state could be put under lockdown.</p>.<p>Incidentally, cases of COVID-19 had been reported from seven of these districts.</p>.<p>According to sources Varanasi reported its first case of coronavirus after a youth, who had recently returned from Dubai, tested positive for the virus. Another person tested positive in Noida.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-indian-railways-suspends-all-passenger-services-from-march-22-midnight-to-march-31-midnight-816365.html">Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger services from March 22 midnight to March 31 midnight</a></strong></p>.<p>The state government was planning to increase the number of isolation beds in the state to ten thousand from the existing two thousand. Sources said that the government was mulling to convert a few stadiums into isolation centres.</p>.<p>Meanwhile cities and towns in the state wore a deserted look as people remained indoors owing to the 'Janata Curfew'. Barring the essential services, all the shops and business establishment remained closed.</p>
