Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in a Facebook address on Sunday said that there will only be night curfew in 4 cities, including Ahmedabad, from here on. In his address, the chief Minsiter asked public to strictly follow COVID-19 guidelines such as wearing masks and maintaining social distance when going out during day, and to stay indoors between 9 pm and 6 am in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara.
He said people in other parts of the state should also follow the protocols strictly and avoid going out in the evenings unless any urgent need. The Chief Minister asked the youth to keep away from hanging out at paan shops, tea stalls etc, adding that the young tend to recover from the infection speedily but may put elders in the household at risk.
A 57-hour long curfew was imposed in Ahmedabad from Friday night. Thanking citizens of Ahmedabad for making the curfew a success, Rupani said that starting Monday, only night curfew will be imposed in the city.
The police will impose a fine of Rs 1,000 for mask violations, the Chief Minister reminded the people. Rupani assured people there were adequate number of beds in hospitals to tackle rise in infection numbers. With the addition of 1,495 fresh coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, the state's tally mounted to 1,97,412, as per the health department said.
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