Agartala: The Tripura government has decided to impose a three-day statewide total lockdown from Monday in view of the spurt in coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Saturday.The complete shutdown will begin at 5 am on July 27 and last till 5 am on July 30, he said.
A formal order in this regard has been issued by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar.The chief minister announced the decision via a televised programme.The lockdown would have 21 exemptions, including that to emergency and essential services as well as to print and electronic media.According to the latest report, Tripura has reported a total of 3,778 COVID-19 cases of which 2,131 people have recovered.