Ahmedabad authorities will impose a full weekend curfew starting Friday night and a night curfew starting Monday in an attempt to halt the increase in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19 ) in the largest city of Gujarat. The city of Ahmedabad has seen an increase in cases of coronavirus disease since the beginning of this month.
“The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation declared a nightly curfew from 9 pm to 6 am every day starting tomorrow to control the spread of COVID-19. The situation was reviewed late at night and it was decided that a full curfew will be imposed from 9 pm tomorrow until 6 am on Monday in the city of Ahmedabad, ”a government order said Thursday.
The city is now witnessing more than 200 Covid-19 infections in a single day from around 140 daily cases a few months ago. Up to 230 people in the city were found infected in 24 hours that ended at 5 p.m. Thursday, the state health department said. The Gujarat government has also decided to postpone the reopening of schools and colleges in the state, which was previously proposed to reopen as of November 23, following the current situation.
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Here’s what you need to know about the curfew in Ahmedabad:
1. The 57-hour weekend curfew will begin in the city of Ahmedabad from Friday at 9 pm and will end at 6 am on Monday, authorities said.
2. During this “full curfew”, only stores that sell milk and medicine will be allowed to remain open.
3. Starting Monday, a night curfew will be imposed from 9 pm to 6 am until further orders, he said.
4. An additional 900 Covid-19 beds have been made available in four government-run hospitals in and around Ahmedabad. These are the Kidney Hospital, Cancer Hospital and Sola Civil Hospital (all in Ahmedabad) and the adjoining Gandhinagar Civil Hospital.
5. There are a total of 2,637 Covid-19 patient beds available in the city: 2,237 in government-run hospitals and 400 in designated private hospitals.
(With contributions from the agency)
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