West, A bad return to the old ways

Honking on the roads as people rush out of shopping and services; the bread shops, salons, garages witness queues


If you ignore the masks, and the suggestion of social distancing, to the view of the west of Ahmedabad on Tuesday reminded the most of pre-festival shopping frenzy of a safety lock. People who had come in large numbers for shopping, with shops of all kinds opening until after the government of the state of‘s of the notification of the fourth phase of blocking.

According to the notification by the state government on Monday, the west of Ahmedabad, except the pocket area of contention, Gulbai Tekra, was allowed to resume multiple operations from Tuesday. As expected, the hurry of the people was huge. There was a constant honking on the roads, and however vehicles almost crashed into each other before without thinking away. In several places, the pedestrian appeared equally indifferent to the blockade and the traffic rules, as they appeared to see all of the shops and asked me to enter. Social distancing rules were ignored at several places.

In addition to the usual grocery stores, the queues were seen outside of the shops that had opened for the first time since the closure was first announced in March. Bread shops, beauty salons, on the road from the barbers, garages and others had a busy day as people kept coming. There was hardly any shop which had its shutters open and less than four-five people waiting outside. In the grocery stores, the staff members were visibly overwhelmed by the rush.

On Monday, the government had said that the eastern part of Ahmedabad, where 10 districts have been declared as areas of containment, it would have to wait for any type of relaxation, other than for the purchase of essential items.

262 new cases in A bad

The number of Covid-19 cases in the district of Ahmedabad increased to 8,945 with 262 patients who come to the light on Tuesday, while 21 patients died, taking the the death toll 576, Gujarat department of health, said. 182 patients were discharged from Ahmedabad hospitals.

One death each was reported from Jodhpur, Vasna, Naranpura, Drop. Meanwhile, the head nurse of Ahmedabad civil hospital died on Tuesday while being treated for COVID-19. She contracted the virus a couple of days ago in active service in the COVID-19 ward of the civil hospital, said a statement from Gujarat’s Health Department. More than 2 lakh deliveries in the home were reported in Ahmedabad in the past four days after the home delivery is allowed with the payment obligation digital.

Guj crosses 12k-brand

Gujarat on Tuesday reported 395 new cases and 25 deaths, taking the total in the account of the case to 12,141, and the number of fatal victims 719, the department of Health official said.

In addition to Ahmedabad, two deaths were reported from Surat while one death each was reported Aravalli and Gandhinagar, the official said.

A total of 239 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the total number of patients retrieved to 5,043, the official said, adding that the state has 6,379 active cases, 49 of them in critical condition. A total of 1,54,674 samples have been tested until now in the state of Gujarat, including 5,865 samples in the last 24 hours, said the Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.

Fresh cases were reported from 21 districts, including Surat (29), Kutch (21) and Vadodara (18), Ravi said, adding that counting in Surat and Vadodara stood at 1,156 and 700, respectively. Districts with a high number of cases of coronavirus, apart from Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara, are Gandhinagar (190), Bhavnagar (114), Banaskantha (86), Anand (83), Rajkot (82), Aravalli (82), Mehsana (80), and Panchmahal (71).

More than 31 lakh in the containment of the areas in the state of

The state government on Tuesday announced that more than 31 lakh people fall under the containment of the areas throughout the state, including 13 lakh in Ahmedabad, more than 9 lakh in Surat, and more than a lakh each in Gir Somnath and Mahisagar districts.

Strict application of the law of curfew in the night: DGP

There will be strict enforcement of curfew between 7 pm and 7 am, Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha said Tuesday, adding that all the services remain closed during the period. “Constant patrolling and checking will be carried out during the period to ensure that the people stay at home during this period,” he said. “The police will ensure that only two people traveling in cars or private vehicles who have permission to exercise,” Jha said.

Enjoy the freedom but follow the rules: CP

When talking about the relaxations to the western part of the city outside of areas of containment, Ahmedabad, commissioner of police Bhatia said, “Factories other than those in containment areas that are allowed to operate between 8 am and 4 pm, both in the west and the east.” He added, “Relaxations have been given and people should enjoy them, but at the same time, it must follow the rules. If it is considered that the situation is getting worse, there are chances that the relaxations can be withdrawn.”

Entries of Ancela Jamindar, Ojas Mehta, Asik Brahmbhatt