Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra issued new COVID-19 guidelines in the state on Sunday amid a spate of COVID-19 cases in the state.
The state has extended the length of the curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the official order said. Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra ordered the suspension of physical classes in educational institutions in the state until January 16. However, the schools will provide online classes.
“All beneficiaries between the ages of 15 and 18 must have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 15,” the chief secretary said.
He also ordered the Integrated COVID Command Control (ICCC) to run at full capacity. He has instructed police officers and district magistrates to take stock of the situation of the pandemic.
According to Uttar Pradesh's health bulletin on Saturday, the state saw 6,411 new COVID-19 cases.