Coronavirus: After Ahmedabad, Gujarat Imposes Night Curfew in Three More Cities; check details

With the number of coronavirus cases registering an increase in the state, the Gujarat government has imposed a night curfew on four of its major cities. According to the decision made by the chief minister, Vijay Rupani, the curfew will remain in force in four cities, namely Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. According to the order issued by the state government, the curfew hours in the city will last from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The decision comes in succession after the state government imposed a 57-hour weekend curfew in the city of Ahmedabad to stop the growing Coronavirus infection in the city.

The decision to impose a night curfew also includes a ban on all wedding ceremonies and socio-cultural events during curfew hours in these four cities, according to the order issued by the state government. The recent actions were taken by the state government after a sudden increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the state. A total of 1,495 new cases have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours. The announcement of a weekend curfew in the city of Ahmedabad brought the specter of a shutdown of more than 2 months witnessed in the country during March-April as city residents panicked buying and storing essential items in their homes. Besides Gujarat, the other states that have imposed a night curfew on the country include the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Among the cities in Madhya Pradesh where the government has imposed a night curfew are the capital Bhopal, Ratlam, Indore, Vidisha and Gwalior. In a similar decision, the congressional government in Rajasthan also imposed a night curfew on the state in the eight worst-affected districts, namely Jaipur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Alwar and Bhilwara. The curfew hours in the state will begin at 8 pm at night and will last until 6 am in the morning. The government also increased the fine to Rs 500 for those who do not wear masks in public places. In addition to Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, the Covid-19 situation in the national capital remains tense as the union’s territory continues to record the highest number of cases in the country.