900,000 people under 'complete lockdown' as UP seals more Covid-19 hotspots

Of the total 448 coronavirus cases identified in UP so far, 329 pertain to 125 hotspots alone; additional pockets sealed at local level

The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the number of coronavirus ‘hotspots’ sealed for complete lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic.

While, the state had identified and sealed 104 coronavirus hotspots in 15 districts under 81 police station areas on Wednesday, the number has now jumped to 125 areas under 89 police stations, UP additional chief secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi told the media here this evening.