In view of lockdown the BHU has been closed till May 3, essential services like medical and emergency services, electric and water supply will continue.
Three women COVID-19 patients in Varanasi were tested negative, now there are six positive cases in the district.
A Deoband student has been tested positive for COVID-19 in Mau district.
BHU lab will start pool testing to clear pending COVID-19 samples.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Singh Bisht passed away on Monday. Yogi decided not to attend his father’s funeral due to lockdown.
76 more persons were tested positive in UP on Monday increasing total number of patients to 1176.
India’s death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 559, and number of cases climbed to 17,656 on Monday.
No event will be held in Ayodhya during lockdown period.
