Stores will be open from 8 a.m. at 3 p.m.

Home delivery will be allowed between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., but the payment will be completely digital; Cash transactions will be allowed in stores, but without any contact between the cashier and the customer


Amdavadis you won’t have to run to the stores right on the morning of May 15 when the running of the bulls is eased in the city. Grocery stores, fruit and vegetable vendors, and flour mills will be open from 8 am to 3 pm.

Announcing the decision, ACS Rajiv Gupta, in charge of Covid’s management in Ahmedabad, said that before May 15 AMC would have to complete the assessment of all those who fall into the category of super spreaders, warehouse and flour mill staff, milk and fruit vendors and vegetables, etc. issue health assessment cards. The cards will be valid for seven days, after which they must be renewed. Home delivery will be allowed between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Only permitted items will be sold, also within specified hours. Social distancing will be mandatory. Additionally, stores should not have any staff from the containment areas. Gupta clarified that while digital payment is advisable in stores, cash will also be acceptable. However, certain precautions must be taken. In case of cash payment, the money must be kept on a tray, both by the customer and by the cashier, to avoid any type of contact. However, payments for online purchases must be digital.

Store staff must keep gloves, hats, and masks on at all times and hand sanitizer must be available to both themselves and customers.

Adequate precautions should be taken between ATMs and those delivering items to customers to avoid any possibility of transmission.

On Monday, Gupta had announced that he would be allowed to resume operations in the city beginning Friday.

Gupta has also instructed all wholesalers and major retail stores and home delivery agencies such as Big Basket, D-Mart, Osia Hypermart, Big Bazaar, Zomato, Swiggy, etc. to ensure full compliance with regulations. They had been instructed on Monday to carry out an evaluation of all their staff.

Gupta had previously announced that AMC would form around 100 teams that will visit nearly 17,000 retail stores selling milk, vegetables, groceries, etc. and they will download the online payment application to their phones. The teams will also provide technical support to vendors. This is to eliminate the possibility of virus transmission through banknotes.

266 new cases, 21 more deaths in Ahmedabad

As many as 266 new cases and 21 deaths were reported Tuesday in the city of Ahmedabad. With this, the total number of cases amounts to 6,238, while 416 people have succumbed to Covid-19 so far. A total of 1,828 people have been discharged from various hospitals in the city so far. Now, there are 3,994 cases active in the city today.

Patients discharged Tuesday included 15-month-old Ahmedabad twins who were on ventilators, Chief Health Secretary said Jayanti Ravi. Two of the deaths have been reported in Naranpura. Several cases of elegant societies were reported in West Ahmedabad. These include schemes not only in the western parts, but also in eastern Ahmedabad. There are six children under the age of 15 on the positive list on Tuesday. These include a one year old baby, 4, 8, 10, 12 and 14 year olds.

A new case of Rural Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Maninagar reported 17 cases, Bapunagar and Behrampura 9, Amraiwadi, Saraspur and Isanpur 8, Asarwa 7, Danilimda 6. In areas so far, the maximum active cases are in the central zone (1,283), followed by the southern zone (1,018). The north zone has 589 cases, the west 406, the east 414, the southwest 173 and the northwest 111 cases.

Asst municipal commissioner donates his plasma

Devang Bhatt, assistant municipal commissioner, northwest, who had tested positive for Covid-19, had donated his plasma after a full recovery. The 77 AMC employees who tested positive through Monday include anganwadi workers, drivers, resident doctors, paramedical staff, waterworks employees, malaria workers, sanitation workers, pharmacists, engineers, control room operators, and teachers.

Guj is closer to the 9K brand with 362 new boxes

The state reported 362 new cases and 24 deaths Tuesday, bringing the total case count to 8,904 and deaths to 537. With 466 more people being expelled from hospitals, their total number increased to 3,246 statewide, which it’s a sharp increase, said Chief Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.

“Of the 24 deaths, 21 deaths were reported from Ahmedabad and one from Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara,” said Ravi.

Among the 17 districts that reported new cases are Vadodara (27) and Surat (30). “The download rate is now 36.5 percent, which has seen a sharp increase. The revised download guide has been framed based on research done abroad that says coronavirus shows no growth after seven days, “he said.

Ravi said the state has so far tested 1,19,537 samples, including 3,066 in the past 24 hours.

Online reservation only allowed for trains: DGP

Gujarat Shivanand Jha DGP said the railways would start operating some trains in addition to the Shramik trains, but tickets would have to be booked online. No ticket will be issued at the counter.

“The Ministry of Railways has established guidelines for this purpose. Passengers may enter the train station only with confirmed electronic tickets. In addition, each person who goes to the train station must have masks and disinfectants and keep social distance“Jha said.

Liquor worth Rs 1.9 lakh seized from onion truck

There were three cases of violation of blocking rules in the state, DGP Shivanand Jha said. In the first case, the liquor worth Rs 1.92 lakh was transported in a truck with the onion delivery outfit. The truck was stopped in Songadh in Tapi District. The liquor was seized and the driver arrested. In the city of Rajkot, a vegetable delivery vehicle was found to be transporting tobacco products, while in Sola a dairy that sold tobacco products was closed. “In all three cases, crimes were registered and illegal property was seized in addition to the arrests of those responsible,” Jha said.

People who come from abroad to be quarantined

People who land in Gujarat from abroad will have to be quarantined according to the guidelines of the health ministry, state DGP Shivanand Jha said, warning of the action for violation of this order.

Entering passengers must be quarantined at AMC-managed centers or designated hotels. “They are being given a choice of quarantine facilities. The police will monitor to make sure they adhere to the rule, ”said Jha. The violation will invite legal action, including the recording of a police case against the person.

He also called on people not to meet those people during their quarantine period. “There is a possibility that those who return from abroad will become infected with the crown. It can lead to others being transmitted with the virus,” he said.

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