Varanasi district administration has decided to close all markets for four days in accordance with the initiative taken by the trade union.
The move is aimed at curbing the spread of the virus in the city. However, essential services will be open till 12 pm.The trade union had earlier called for the shutdown of markets for two days.
The city is already implementing a weekend lockdown for Saturday and Sunday.This comes after the city reported a surge in coronavirus cases."During the last few days, the tally of the infection has been crossing 1,800 and there are around 700 containment zones in the city.