NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NOV 19
A night curfew will be imposed in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat from Friday to control the spread of coronavirus, a top government official said on Thursday.
Corona situation was reviewed late night and it has been decided that “complete curfew”shall be imposed from tomorrow night 9:00 pm till Monday morning 6:00 am in city of Ahmedabad. During this period, only shops selling milk and medicines shall be permitted to remain open
— Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta IAS (Retd) (@drrajivguptaias) November 19, 2020
The curfew will be in force between 9 pm and 6 am from November 20 (Friday) and remain in operation till further orders, he said.
Later, Dr Gupta twitted that “Corona situation was reviewed late night and it has been decided that “complete curfew” shall be imposed from tomorrow night 9:00 pm till Monday morning 6:00 am in city of Ahmedabad. During this period, only shops selling milk and medicines shall be permitted to remain open.”
The announcement was made by Additional Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar Gupta, who has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty by the Gujarat Government to oversee Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s coronavirus-related operations.
He said beds for coronavirus patients are fast filling up in private hospitals with just around 400 of them remaining vacant in the city, which has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases in the last few days.
Around 2,600 beds are vacant in government-run hospitals in the city, he added.
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