COVID-19: Gujarat govt extends night curfew in 4 major cities till Feb 28 with an hour relaxation

NE NEWS SERVICE

AHMEDABAD, FEB 15

The night curfew, currently in force in four major Gujarat cities, including Ahmedabad, to stem the COVID-19 spread, was on Monday extended till February 28, officials said.

However, in a concession to people, the curfew from now on in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot will be in force between midnight and 6 am instead of the earlier 11 pm to 6 am, they added.

This is the fourth extension of the night curfew which was first enforced at the end of November last year after a spurt in COVID-19 cases in these cities post-Diwali.

As against an average of 1,500 cases per day in November and December, the current daily addition to the infection caseload is around 250 in the state, the officials said.