Coronavirus: Rajasthan has imposed overnight curfew in some cities amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Jaipur:
No one except those providing essential and emergency services will be able to leave from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in some cities in Rajasthan amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the ANI news agency reported. The Rajasthan government has imposed a night curfew on Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar and Bhilwara.
The fine for not wearing a mask has been raised from Rs 200 to Rs 500.
“The State Council of Ministers met to discuss measures to prevent coronavirus infection, including the imposition of night curfew in eight of the worst affected cities (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar and Bhilwara Many important decisions were made, “Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted on Saturday.
Rajasthan is the latest state to join a growing list of states like Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat that have imposed a temporary night curfew on some of their cities as they see an increase in coronavirus cases after the festival season.
Rajasthan reported 3,007 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest in a single day, and 16 deaths, according to the PTI news agency. The COVID-19 count in the state is now 2,40,676 and the total deaths is 2,146.
The BJP opposition in Rajasthan has called on the state government to focus on ensuring that sufficient beds, ventilators and oxygen cylinders are available in hospitals for COVID-19 patients.
In Madhya Pradesh, the night curfew is in effect between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Vidisha, and Ratlam. “People engaged in essential services and factory workers are exempt,” said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The night curfew in some Gujarat cities comes one day after a similar restriction was announced for Ahmedabad until November 23. Only stores selling milk and medicine will be allowed to remain open during the “full curfew” in Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said. .
India’s coronavirus count crossed the 90.5 lakh mark on Saturday with 46,232 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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