Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is willing to lift the lockdown and ease off the people to get back to normal business as usual and work for livelihood.
The Chief Minister today discussed with ministers and officials available at Pragathi Bhavan here on the corona lockdown period, vaccination in the state, and measures to contain the spread. The lockdown is going to end on June 19 and the government is to decide on it.
The Chief Minister is not in favor of the lockdown as it caused huge revenue losses and deprives people of work and revenue. Since the cases and deaths of corona are decreasing day by day the government plans to remove the lockdown.
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The CM reportedly expressed his view against the lockdown as it will further incur losses to the government financially. He may announce the decision to remove or extend with some more relaxations, according to sources. The ministers said that the cases and deaths are coming down due to lockdown from May 12. They are understood to have extended support to the chief minister to take any call on the lockdown.
It is likely that the government will lift the lockdown and if not so, it may impose a night curfew from 9 pm to 6 am the next day from June 20. The officials of the health wing informed that the cases are coming down drastically and the government can either lift the lockdown or impose a night curfew.
As the second wave of the pandemic is causing losses the lockdown could prevent virus spread and bring down the cases. Amid third wave talks, the government and health officials are ready to tackle the situation. The chief minister asked the officials to get ready to tackle the situation in the future if a third wave comes.
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KCR instructed them to continue vaccination drives to cover the people. Get the stocks of more vaccines from the center and offer them to the eligible persons, he said.
The government has to tide over the crisis and ensure normalcy of business and working atmosphere he felt.
SOURCE-NSS
