The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, in a late-night decision on Tuesday, has closed all schools up to Class 10 from January 6 to January 14 as the number of active Covid cases in the state crossed the 3,000-mark. With effect from Thursday, night curfew timings have also been extended by two hours. The night curfew will be now form 10 p.m. to 6 a.m, instead of the earlier 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

According to the government spokesman, any district where the number of active cases crosses 1,000, an additional set of restrictions would also be imposed. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took this decision in a late-night meeting held with Team 9 -- group of top officials.