<span style="color: #222222;">Uttar Pradesh government has said that there is no need of lockdown in the state. Allahabad High court had yesterday directed the government to impose lockdown in 5 cities of the state. These cities are Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Gorakhpur.<br />''<br />''The UP government has conveyed that along with saving lives, the livelihood of the poor has to be protected. Therefore, there will not be a complete lockdown in the cities. State government also said that people are observing voluntary shutdowns at many places.</span><br />