The chief minister said that he has been chairing Taskforce meetings on coronavirus for the last 14 days. The coronavirus has become pandemic, therefore the government has to take drastic measures to contain it.
The cabinet after thorough discussion decided to close the schools up to May 30. This would be treated as summer vacations. The schools would reopen from June 1. The cabinet also proposed to discourage every kind of gathering, including marriages, social and religious gatherings.
Prisoners: The cabinet members raised the issue of prisoners who meet with their relatives during their hearing in the courts and then return to the crowded jails.
The chief minister directed the health department to issue advisory to all the inmates and their family members with whom they meet during the hearings and at the jail.
NOCs for gathering: The chief minister directed the commissioners through chief secretary to hold meetings with the religious scholars and minorities' leaders and discuss how religious congregations could be discouraged in the present condition.