NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEC 20
In the larger interest of citizens’ safety and the impending Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Gujarat government on Monday announced that the night curfew in the state will be extended till December 1.
The night curfew will continue in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Junagarh from 1 am to 5 am till December 31.
The move comes amid Omicron cases surfacing in the state. On Sunday, Gujarat reported 4 new Omicron cases, taking the state’s tally to 11.
The NRI (non-resident Indian) had tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the RT-PCR test carried out at the Ahmedabad international airport soon after his arrival from the UK on December 15, a health department official said.
Earlier, the government had extended the curfew till December 10.
Earlier, Gujarat had announced that passengers from countries categorized as `at risk’ by the Union Health Ministry will have to undergo COVID-19 tests upon arrival in the state if they are not fully vaccinated.
