New Delhi: Amid rising instances of coronavirus COVID-19, the Gujarat authorities led by Vijay Rupani on Tuesday (April 27) imposed an evening curfew in 9 extra cities of the state. With this, the evening curfew is now being enforced in 29 cities of Gujarat. The state additionally introduced new restrictions in these 29 cities, together with the closure of all eating places, swimming swimming pools, cinema halls, buying complexes and water parks, till May 5. It additionally introduced curbs on APMCs, public transport, non secular gatherings, funerals and marriage capabilities throughout the state.
The evening curfew from 8 pm to 6 am was already in place since April 7 in 20 cities, together with Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara. “Now, the state government has decided to enforce the night curfew in nine more cities – Himmatnagar, Navsari, Veraval, Valsad, Porbandar, Botad, Viramgam, Chhotaudepur and Palanpur – from April 28,” an official launch stated. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani took the choice throughout a high-level assembly on Tuesday after taking into account Union Home Ministry’s newest pointers to management the unfold of the coronavirus, it stated.
Informing additional in regards to the new curbs, the discharge stated whereas important companies and factories will proceed to operate in these cities, the federal government has ordered closure of eating places, swimming swimming pools, cinema halls, buying complexes and water parks in these 29 cities till May 5.
Other institutions like magnificence parlours, gardens, salons, gyms, auditoriums and malls would additionally remain shut in these cities, it stated.
Besides all the APMCs (agriculture produce market committees) throughout the state can even remain closed, and solely market yards buying and selling in greens and fruits will probably be allowed to operate.
All non secular locations in the state can even remain shut for the general public, and solely 20 folks will probably be allowed at a funeral, the discharge stated, including that the higher restrict for marriage gatherings is 50. Public transport buses throughout the state would operate with 50 per cent capability, it added.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 5 lakh-mark on Monday to attain 5,10,373 with the addition of 14,340 new instances, the very best rise in a single day to this point. With a document 158 fatalities in a day, the COVID-19 toll in Gujarat rose to 6,486, as per the state well being division.
