ANI quoted ACS Information Navneet Sehgal as saying.Earlier on Thursday, the UP government had extended the weekend curfew by 24 hours to cover Mondays too amid a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state.Uttar Pradesh on Sunday recorded 290 more coronavirus deaths and 30,983 infections, the Health Department said.The toll has risen to 13,162, while the tally reached 13.13 lakh.
There are 2.96 lakh active cases, according to a health bulletin.Meanwhile, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that traders should give their active contribution in the war against coronavirus, which is ravaging the country.Interacting virtually with the traders on Sunday, CM Adityanath expressed hope that the fight against Covid-19 would be.