To break the chain of coronavirus transmission in the state, the
Haryana government on Sunday announced a weeklong lockdown starting Monday.
State Home and
Health Minister Anil Vij announced the decision to impose "complete lockdown" in a tweet.
Earlier, the government had ordered weekend lockdown in nine districts --
Panchkula,
Gurugram,
Faridabad, Sonepat,
Rohtak,
Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad -- that would end at 5 am on Monday.
Haryana had reported 13,588 new
Covid cases and 125 fatalities on Saturday.
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