Night curfew in Gujarat cities to continue till February 15
The Gujarat Government on Saturday extended till February 15 the night curfew in four major cities of the state- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a senior official said. "However, the duration of the night curfew has been curtailed by an hour, from 10 pm-6 am to 11 pm-6 am," he said.
Night curfew was earlier imposed till January 31
The government had imposed the night curfew following a spike in COVID-19 cases after Diwali in November. It had later announced that the night curfew would continue till January 31 but reduced the curfew timing by one hour to 10 pm and 6 am.
Guidelines issued by Home Ministry will be followed till Feb-28
"Starting February, Gujarat will strictly follow till February 28 the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January 27," Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Pankaj Kumar said. "The night curfew will continue to be in force in four metros of the state, but it would now be between 11 pm to 6 am till February 15," Kumar added.
Activities outside containment zones to continue as per SOPs issued
Kumar said Gujarat has succeeded in improving the COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.94 percent. "But there is a need to remain cautious, vigilant, and adhere to the prescribed containment strategy to prevent and completely eradicate the COVID-19 transmission," he said. According to him, all the activities outside of the containment zones will continue as per the SOPs issued by the Centre and the State.
How many active COVID-19 cases are there in Gujarat?
Activities related to large gatherings and functions, places of worship, swimming pools, exhibition, travel in trains, flights, and metros, educational institutions, yoga centers, gymnasiums, etc will have to be conducted in strict adherence to the SOPs. As per the release issued Friday evening, there are 3,589 active cases in Gujarat, which has so far reported 2,60,901 COVID-19 cases and 4,385 deaths.
