UP govt refuses to impose lockdown; financial aid for Covid-19 vaccine makers soon; more

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said it is not in favour of imposing a lockdown after the Allahabad High Court ordered a lockdown in five cities of UP till April 26, considering the prevailing Covid-19 situation. The lockdown has been ordered in Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that instead of imposing a lockdown the government will implement stricter curbs to contain the virus spread. Meanwhile, according to sources, India Today has learnt that the Union finance ministry has given nod for aid to the vaccine makers; 3000 crore is to be given to the Serum Institute, 1500 crore aid to be given to Bharat Biotech for Covaxin. Watch the full show for more!