Telangana HC Directs Government To Impose Restrictions On Pubs, Liquor Shops And Cinema

Amid the rise in the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases, the Telangana Government is soon to impose restrictions on liquor shops, pubs and cinema.

The Telangana High Court on the 8th of April, directed the State Government to act and impose restrictions on liquor shops, pubs and clubs selling liquor and cinema theatres. The decision was taken in the view of rising Novel Coronavirus cases in Telangana.

The Government submitted a report on the measures being taken up to contain the virus. Responding to it, the court asked the government to increase RT-PCR tests and restrict the entry of people from other states coming without the coronavirus test reports.

The court also asked the State Government to vaccinate the employees in the offices with a staff of 100 people.

In the past few days, Telangana has reported more than 1,500 cases of COVID-19 on a regular basis. Due to the rise in cases, the active cases of Telangana which was below 3k, now increased to 8,000 and more.

The recovery rate also fell to 96 % from the previous 98%.

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