With the Central government and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan squarely blaming Maharashtra for the sudden spike in Covid-19 second wave infections, four Gujarat cities, including Ahmedabad, are going to see restrictions at night due to increasing infections.
The cities of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot, will be under night curfew from 10 PM to 6 AM from March 17 to March 31.
Reports said during the night curfew, people will be allowed to commute for buying groceries, health emergencies and daily essential services.
Reports said all the restaurants, malls, cinema halls will stay shut between 10 PM to 6 AM till further orders. Pharmacies, milk kiosks, hospitals and other essential services will continue operations.
On Monday, Gujarat witnessed 890 new cases of Covid-19 with one death in Surat. According to the Health Ministry, Gujarat has currently 4,717 active cases with 56 patients on ventilators.
Surat is the worst hit followed by Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot. Gujarat reported 890 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday.
The Gujarat Cricket Association on Monday said the remaining three T20I cricket matches between India and England will be held without an audience in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
To curb the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the government on March 16 has limited the gathering in wedding halls to 50 people. While the Uddhav Thackeray government has banned public gatherings at clubs, rallies, religious congregations, it has also limited the number of people at funerals at 20.
Union health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Monday said India is witnessing a sudden surge in the cases of the Covid-19 because people are not following norms properly. Vardhan said social distancing and other guidelines are the only solution to curb the infection in the country even after vaccination.
India is the third worst-hit country by the pandemic after the United States and Brazil. According to the Union Health Ministry, India has witnessed 26,291 new Covid cases on Monday, which are the highest single-day spike in the last 85 days.