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Prominent Lucknow markets, including Hazratganj and Aminabad, will remain voluntarily closed from Thursday to check the spread of Covid-19 virus in the city.

Markets in Hazratganj will remain close from April 15 to 18 in wake of pandemic, said Kishan Chand Bhambwani, president, Hazratganj Traders Association after a late-night meeting of traders on Wednesday.

Traders of Jhandewala Park Vyapar Mandal, State Bank Vyapar Mandal and Dildar Vyapar Mandal in Aminabad have also decided to close their business establishments from April 15 to 21 because of Covid.

In a press release issued by these trader associations, the traders said that despite the ongoing marriage season, Navratri and Ramzan they have decided to close their establishments because saving lives was more important for them than business.

In absence of any announcement of lockdown from the government it is the duty of traders to break the chain of coronavirus, said Sandeep Bansal, president of Uttar Pradesh Udyog Vyapar Mandal.

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