The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to completely seal off coronavirus hotspots in 15 districts to stop to the spread of the infection, announcing curfew-like restrictions there.
The orders came as the state's coronavirus count reached 361 with 29 fresh cases being reported. The state's death toll went up to four, with one more person succumbing to COVID-19.
The news triggered panic buying with earlier reports wrongly saying that entire districts will be sealed off.
"People were buying 10-15 packets of milk, said Khusro Ather, a resident of Noida on the outskirts of Delhi. Some people had come along with their domestic helps to carry the large amount of stuff they were buying."
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