The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to 'completely seal' 15 districts effective today till April 30, news agency ANI reported.
The districts to be sealed are Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad, Sitapur, Kanpur, Agra, Ferozabad, Bareilly, Meerut, Shamli, Saharanpur, Bulandshahr, Varanasi, Maharajganj and Basti.
The move is aimed to prevent community spread, as the numbers of positive coronavirus cases reported from these districts are high.
The state will ensure doorstep delivery of all essential commodities for the residents and no one will be allowed to step out of their houses, ANI quoted RK Tiwari, Chief Secretary as saying.