The Rajasthan government is set to seal the state border for a week as the Coronavirus cases are increasing. Only people that have passed the COVID-19 test can go enter or leave the state, the government said.
The desert state shares borders with Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana.
All movements to and from the state are going to be regulated and nobody can enter Rajasthan without a no-objection certificate or NOC from the state or leave without a passing the test, Director General of Police ML Lather issued an order.
Rajasthan reported 123 new COVID-19 cases this morning, taking the entire to over 11,300; some 256 have died.
All the states had in various ways had eased the coronavirus lockdown last week after the center presented its "Unlock1" decide to restart the economy amid the pandemic.
The Rajasthan Police said they're going to found out check posts along the state borders and keep them active over the week. There would be checking booths at railway stations and airports.
The passes would be issued for the medical emergency cases like a visit to the hospital for admission or death by the district collectors and superintendents of police, the order said.
The rising Coronavirus cases in India have reached 2,76,583. In the last 24 hours, 9,985 fresh cases have emerged, and in the last 24 hours. However, the number of recovery cases has surpassed the active COVID-19 cases within the country for the first time.
A total of 1,35,206 patients have recovered so far; nearly 1.33 lakh are still taking treatment for the high contagion.
Of the entire cases reported since the start of the pandemic, 7,745 patients have died; 279 patients died within the last 24 hours. The country, which has tested nearly five million people thus far, ranks fifth within the world in terms of COVID-19 cases, after the US, Brazil, Russia, and therefore the UK.