!" +, - "!#&)!$. / 0 $)!$. / . 4 5 +'# # %& #$ -%# 8 $ 5,; <5> -<66; 66 ;6 6-9<665: 9:; ;-5 9 565< <5 <5 -9< 5 =5< 56,;-;- =;556 5,69 ,5<6 ;9< ; <59 ><5 5? @5>55 .2123 '3 45 6% ! 0 "5// !# 1061)7- !,!,!89#$ 9:; least two weeks is a must.” up the vaccination wherein of the price for 50 per cent sup- The Court in its orders said State Governments, along with ply that would be available to oncerned over spread of that all establishments be it private sector will play a major the State Governments and in Corona infection, Lucknow (PNS): Despite a clear directive from taken many steps and will take stricter deci- government or private, except role in providing the jabs, was the open market before CAllahabad High Court the Allahabad High Court to impose lockdown sions in future,” he said. financial institutions and finan- taken in a meeting chaired by May 1, 2021, an official state- directed to impose lockdown in in five cities, the UP government clarified that The spokesman further said: “It s manda- cial departments, medical and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ment said. Contd on Page 11 five big cities, where caseload in view of protecting the livelihood of the poor, tory to save lives but it is equally important to health services, industrial and who said the Government has was high, for the next one week they would not go for a complete lockdown. protect the livelihood of the poor and there- scientific establishments, essen- been working hard for over starting Monday night. The In a statement, a government spokesman fore, lockdown will not be imposed in cities. tial services including munic- a year to ensure that cities where lockdown would be said here on Monday that the number of Covid In many sectors, people are willfully closing ipal functions, and public maximum numbers of imposed are: Lucknow, cases has gone up and strictness is mandato- down their institutions.” There are indications transport, shall remain closed n a major deci- Indians are able to get Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur ry to control the spread. “The government has Contd on Page 11 till April 26 All shopping com- Ision, the Union the vaccine and Gorakhpur . plexes, malls, hotels restau- Government on in the shortest possible The High Court ordered that while the government knew had been taken care of. We other. rants , all grocery shops and Monday announced time. “India is vacci- !"#$!%&!$ #'( that the lockdown will com- of the magnitude of second are however, not satisfied at The Court in its order other commercial shops that everyone above nating people at world mence from Monday night and wave it never planned things in all. We see people are large- said, “Let a copy of this order excluding medical shops, with the age of 18 will be eli- record pace and we will )* +,,+! %&!+( end on the morning of April 27. advance,” the judges said in their ly not following our order for be sent to the Chief Secretary, more than three workers shall gible to get a vaccine against continue this with even greater A division Bench compris- order. putting masks on their faces Government of Uttar Pradesh remain closed till April 26. Covid-19 from May 1, allowing momentum,” he said. -.-) ing Justice Siddhartha Varma The bench further said that nor, the police could ensure today itself to enforce our All institutions like educa- States, private hospitals and Under the third phase of $,''!"%&"#( and Ajit Kumar passed the if hospitals were not able to pro- 100 percent masking till date,” above directions forthwith tional and others shall remain industrial establishments to the vaccination drive com- order on a PIL filed by different vide beds and oxygen, they the order said. from the night of April 19, 2021 closed. Court said no social procure the doses directly from mencing next month, the vac- . !,+,+ people and organisations on were sure that cities like “We must record our dis- till April 26, 2021 in the cities functions and gatherings manufacturers. cine manufacturers would sup- Monday. Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi pleasure at the way the gov- of Prayagraj, Lucknow, including marriage functions In other words, the new ply 50 per cent of their month- /*-*-*$++!'! The bench came down Kanpur and Gorakhpur could ernment and State Election Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, and shall be permitted till April 26. liberalised vaccine policy will ly Central Drugs Laboratory heavily on the UP government not provide medical aid to even Commission proceeded to hold Gorakhpur. Copies of this However, in case of already not be the part of the Centre’s (CDL) released doses to the 0- ! $,' as well as on the State Election 10 percent of the populations at elections forcing teachers and order shall also be placed fixed marriages a necessary nationwide vaccination pro- Central Government and Commission for holding any given point of time. other government staff to per- before District Magistrates of further permission would have gramme that was launched would be free to supply the 0-0 "'+ , Panchayat polls. “Economy, “If hospitals’ staff and form duties exposing them- the concerned districts.” to be taken from the District from January 26 wherein remaining 50 per cent doses to economy and economy is the medicos go ill for the relentless selves to the threat of pandemic However, the Judges said: Magistrate of the concerned healthcare workers, frontline State Governments and in the /)1 ,,!$! only tune that the government services to cure people in the looming large these days. The “Our above directions are district. Gatherings would be workers and then those above open market. )* + $#',%&! #'!( is all the time harping upon. But pandemic, people would start police was virtually shifted to nowhere close to a complete limited to 25. 45 years of age are being given Manufacturers would have if you take bread and butter to losing their lives and all pomp polling places giving priority to lockdown. We are conscious of All religious activities and the jab. The decision to scale to make an advance declaration a person who needs oxygen and and show of development election above public health,” the fact that before imposing a religious establishments are medication, it will be of no use would be of no avail,” the order the Judges said while adding lockdown the concerned gov- directed to remain closed till to him. You may have grocery said. that Uttar Pradesh where ernment has to work out vari- April 26. Hawkers including shops full of eatables and indus- The court that said in such Corona has taken the form of ous modalities. In this order, if fruits and vegetable vendors, (AIIMS) trauma centre in O P tries which produce bikes and a situation, night curfew in the a pandemic, authorities hold- we have not imposed a lock- milk vendors and bread ven- Delhi with a mild fever on cars, but all this won’t be of any name of Corona curfew and ing Panchayat elections, were down it does not mean that we dors, shall go off the road by 11 ormer Prime Minister Monday afternoon. use if your medical shops run weekend curfew were nothing fully in the know of the fact that do not believe in it. We are still AM every day till April 26. All FManmohan Singh, 88, test- Trauma centre is a dedi- L M ! ""! # out of stock of life saving drugs else but a mere eyewash. no activity had to take place of the view that if we want to public movements on roads ed positive for Covid-19 and cated Covid facility, sources " $ !% like Remdesvire in the current “It was probably an effort where it was not possible to break the infection chain, a would remain restricted com- was admitted to All India said, adding Singh’s condition $&' (% surge of pandemic. It is a shame to show that our last order keep people away from each lockdown for a duration of at pletely during this period. Institute of Medical Sciences is stable. Contd on Page 11 " % ) ! "#$"#"% '()* !(*,!.,/#/,* ),01 9:; !"#$%&' ttar Pradesh recorded the Uhighest-ever single-day toll on Monday with 167 deaths during the last 24 hours while a total of 28,287 new cases were reported during that period. However, the only silver lining 9:; M was 10,978 patients recovering from the disease, which was the hief Minister Yogi highest ever during this second CAdityanath said that the wave. state government would ! Officials said here on ensure adequate supply of life Monday said that there are saving Remdesivir injection as N 2,08,523 active cases in the state a fresh batch of 25,000 vials and they are getting treatment had reached the state and the three days. The CM has given patients every day,” he said. either in home isolation or hos- next batch was expected to clear instructions that they be Not only this, the CM pitals. “UP carried out 2,00,751 arrive in the next two-three distributed in a transparent also directed that half the Covid tests on Sunday,” an days. manner. number of 108 Service ambu- official said. “Jubilant Pharma has sup- Yogi stressed that black lances be dedicated for Covid Lucknow continued to be plied 25000 vials of marketing of life-saving drugs, patients only and special the hotspot where 5,897 fresh Remdesivir injections today like Remdesivir, was a major efforts be made to minimize cases and 22 deaths were and in the next two to three crime and persons involved in the response time of ambu- reported, followed by Varanasi days, availability of three lakh such nefarious act be booked lances.