Gujarat government enforced night curfew in 29 cities
Gujarat government enforced night curfew in 29 cities
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The Gujarat government impose a night curfew in nine more cities on view of the rising cases in the state. In a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus 29 cities are under the orders of night curfew.

The state government also announced revised restrictions in these 29 cities. The new restrictions include the closure of restaurants, swimming pools, cinema halls, shopping complexes, and water parks, till May 5. It also announced curbs on APMCs, public transport, religious gatherings, funerals, and marriage functions across the state. On April 7, night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am was already imposed in 20 cities. “Now, the state government has decided to enforce the night curfew in nine more cities – Himmatnagar, Navsari, Veraval, Valsad, Porbandar, Botad, Viramgam, Chhotaudepur, and Palampur – from April 28,” an official release said. Earlier, Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara where only in night curfew. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani decided during a high-level meeting on Tuesday after taking into consideration Union Home Ministry’s latest guidelines to control the spread of the coronavirus. In the new notification of curfew the government has ordered closure of restaurants, swimming pools, cinema halls, shopping complexes, and water parks in these 29 cities till May 5. All the agriculture produce market committees across the state will also remain closed, and only market yards trading in vegetables and fruits will be allowed to function. All religious places in the state will also remain shut. Public transport buses across the state would function with 50 percent capacity, it added.

Gujarat’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 5 lakh mark on Monday to reach 5,10,373 with the addition of 14,340 new cases, the highest rise in a single day so far. With a record 158 fatalities in a day, the COVID-19 toll in Gujarat rose to 6,486, as per the state health department.

 

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