Night curfew extended in four Gujarat cities for fifteen days
In view of the recent spike in coronavirus cases, the Gujarat government extended the night curfew in four major cities of the state by another 15 days. The ongoing night curfew in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot, was to end on February 28. This is the fifth extension of the night curfew, which first came into force in November last year, post-Diwali.
Curfew timings unlikely to change
The ongoing night curfew starts at midnight and ends at 6 am. The official statement issued on Friday night doesn't mention the time, the existing schedule is likely to continue. The government has decided to expedite the vaccination drive due to an increase in cases.
84 percent healthcare workers have been vaccinated
The statement was issued following a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday evening to review the coronavirus situation in the state of Gujarat. Meanwhile, in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, out of the total 4.82 lakh healthcare workers, more than 4.07 lakh (or 84 percent) have been administered the first dose of the vaccine, the statement said.
Gujarat leads the way in terms of vaccination
Out of 5.41 lakh frontline workers, 4.14 lakh have been vaccinated. The second dose of the vaccine has been given to 1.23 lakh healthcare workers till now. The Health Department claimed that Gujarat ranks first in the country in terms of vaccination per million population.
Data and facts about COVID-19 in Gujarat
The state has so far received 15.70 lakh doses of Covishield, and 4.83 lakh COVAXIN. The vaccination drive for senior citizens and those with co-morbidities will begin from March 1 as per the Centre's instructions, the statement said. Gujarat has so far reported 2,69,031 COVID-19 cases, out of which 2,62,487 patients have recovered. On Friday, it reported 460 new cases.
