Gujarat extends night time curfew in 8 cities until December 31 amid Omicron scare

With the rising Omicron risk and anticipated crowds throughout the upcoming festive season, the federal government of Gujarat prolonged the night time curfew until finish of the yr in eight main cities on Monday (December 20).

As per the Gujarat authorities’s newest order Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Junagarh will stay in night time curfew throughout Christmas and New 12 months. The curfew timings 1 am to five am within the morning will stay in place until December 31.

Within the cities the place night time curfew stays, additional eating places will likely be allowed to function until midnight, albeit with 75% capability. Cinemas and multiplexes are permitted to run at 100% capability until midnight.

The transfer from the state authorities comes amid rising Omicron considerations after 4 new circumstances have been detected within the state on Monday. Gujarat’s whole Omicron tally stands at 11.

The brand new circumstances in Gujarat are a teenage boy getting back from the UK, a Surat-based lady who not too long ago arrived again after visiting Dubai, a Tanzanian nationwide and a 45-year-old NRI.

India’s present Omicron rely stands about 150 with 54 circumstances in Maharashtra, 22 in Delhi, 17 in Rajasthan, 14 in Karnataka, 20 in Telangana, 11 in Gujarat, 11 in Kerala, and 1 in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal every.