The Uttar Pradesh government has put a total of 15 districts under lockdown in the wake of rising novel corona virus cases in the state. The decision was announced by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The 15 districts include Noida, Ghaziabad, Agra, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Varanasi, Bareilly, Lucknow, Saharanpur, Meerut, Lakhimpur, Azamgarh and others.