<span style="color: #222222;">In order to break the virus chain, the Himachal Cabinet has decided to extend the Corona Curfew in the whole State till 26th of this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This was decided in a State Cabinet meeting held in Shimla today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">While reviewing the Covid-19 situation, Chief minister Jairam Thakur expressed concern over the sharp surge in number of Covid-19 cases in the State.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In view of sharp rise in fresh cases of covid, Cabinet also decided that no marriages would be allowed to hire marriage palaces, community halls and tent houses and outside catering and DJ/Band.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Marriage would be only held in houses or Courts with the restriction of 20 persons. There will also be no procession of Barat.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Cabinet also gave its nod to allow hiring dead body vans to all the Medical Colleges and Zonal and Regional Hospitals and hospitals with bed capacity of 200 and above.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It also decided that forest department would provide free wood for cremation of corona deceased where forest rights are enforced and Forest Corporation would provide fuel wood in other areas.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All the MCs would be allowed to hire dead body vans.</span><br />