Omicron Alert! Gujarat Govt Extends Night Curfew in 8 Major Cities till December 31 | Details Here

Gujarat Government on Monday extended night curfew (1 am to 5 am) in 8 major cities till December 31.

Ahmadabad: The Bhupendra Patel-led Gujarat government on Monday extended night curfew in 8 major cities till December 31 amid the Omicron threat. Night curfew will continue in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh, every day from 1 am to 5 am.

The notification said all shops and establishments can remain open till midnight. Restaurants can stay open until midnight with 75% capacity and cinema halls can operate at 100% capacity. Other guidelines in force will remain as earlier. Gyms will continue to function at 75% capacity and gardens and parks will remain open till 10 pm.

Gujarat on Saturday reported 68 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 8,28,495, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,101, an official said. The discharge of 74 people during the day took the recovery count to 8,17,819, leaving the state with 575 active cases, he said.

Vadodara led with 15 cases, followed by 14 in Ahmedabad, nine in Surat, eight in Rajkot, among other districts, he added. An official release said 2.42 lakh people were given vaccine doses on Saturday, raising the tally of jabs administered so far in Gujarat to 8.69 crore.

There are seven active cases in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, which has so far reported 10,662 COVID-19 cases, 10,651 recoveries, and four deaths, officials said. Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,28,495, new cases 68, death toll 10,101, discharged 8,17,819 active cases 575, people tested so far – figures not released.