Gujarat: CM Announces Night Curfew in 20 Cities From April 7
Vijay Rupani said government offices will remain shut in the state every Saturday and Sunday of this month.
Representative image of night curfew at Ahmedabad. Photo: Hanif Sindhi/DNN/Ahmedabad
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Ahmedabad: Amid the sharp rise in coronavirus positive cases, the Gujarat government on Tuesday announced a curfew from 8 pm to 6 am in 20 cities in the state, which will come into force from Wednesday, till April 30.
Earlier in the day, the Gujarat high court had observed that the COVID-19 situation in the state was getting “out of control”, and suggested a curfew or lockdown could be imposed for three to four days to break the infection chain.
Night curfew in Gujarat till April 30 amid surge in COVID-19 cases
The Gujarat High Court had suggested imposing a curfew or lockdown for three to four days to break the infection chain as the COVID-19 situation was getting out of control in the state
BusinessToday.In | April 7, 2021 | Updated 09:31 IST
Before this, night curfew from 09:00 pm to 06:00 am was imposed in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat
Gujarat government has announced night curfew from 08:00 pm to 06:00 am in 20 cities from April 7, i.e., Wednesday till April 30 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases after a review meeting headed by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
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Viewing the pandemic situation grimly, Gujarat High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to decide upon lock down for there four days as well as imposing weekend curfew.
While the state government would decide upon the course of action after studying the order of the High Court, Gujarat has been for the records witnessing more than 3000 cases of daily infection recently.
The division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav Karia also maintained that the social, political and religious congregations be entirely stopped in the state in view of the raging pandemic. It will not be out of place here to mention that the state witnessed large-scale political gatherings recently in the wake of local body elections as well as India England cricket match in Narendra Modi Stadium.
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Amid the sharp rise in
coronavirus positive cases, the Gujarat government on Tuesday announced a curfew from 8 pm to 6 am in 20 cities in the state, which will come into force from Wednesday, till April 30. Earlier in the day, the Gujarat High Court had observed that the COVID-19 situation in the state was getting out of control , and suggested a curfew or lockdown could be imposed for three to four days to break the infection chain. Earlier, the curfew was in force from 9 pm to 6 am in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot cities in Gujarat. The government has also banned political or social gatherings till April 30 and reduced the number of guests who can attend a marriage ceremony.