The Gujarat government announced on Friday that, effective November 21, it imposed a nightly curfew on Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the wake of the increase in coronavirus cases in the state, according to the ANI news agency report.
Gujarat’s deputy CM Nitin Patel’s announcement came after the state government decided on Thursday to impose a full curfew on Ahmedabad from 9 p.m. on November 20 to 6 a.m. on November 23, after which it will remain a night curfew in effect.
“Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation declared a nightly curfew from 9pm to 6am every day starting tomorrow to control the spread of COVID-19. The situation was reviewed late in the evening and it was decided that a curfew will be imposed. full curfew from 9 pm tomorrow until 6 am Monday morning in Ahmedabad city, “read an order Thursday.
Meanwhile, due to the prevailing situation, the Gujarat government has postponed its previous decision to open secondary schools and universities in the state from November 23, according to an official statement.
In addition, Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also imposed a nightly curfew between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. starting tomorrow in the cities hardest hit by the virus in the state.
“The nightly curfew will be imposed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., starting on November 21, in the districts of Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Vidisha and Ratlam. People engaged in essential services and workers in factories are exempt, “Chouhan said.
However, Chouhan on Friday rejected recent reports that the state government is considering imposing the lockdown again in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He cleared the air around all the speculation and said: “No blockade will be imposed on the state.”
With coronavirus cases increasing once again in the state, there were reports that the Madhya Pradesh government was considering announcing a new shutdown.
On Friday, up to 1,420 new cases of coronavirus infection were found in Gujarat in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s number of cases to 1,94,402, the health department said.
The death toll from coronavirus reached 3,837 and seven more patients succumbed, he added.
At the same time, 1,040 patients also recovered during this period.
On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh reported 1,363 new cases and 14 deaths on Thursday, according to the State Health Department. Madhya Pradesh has so far reported a total of 1.88,018 cases of which 1.75,089 have recovered. A total of 3,129 people have lost their lives due to the deadly pandemic.
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