Gujarat relaxes night curfew in 36 cities

Gujarat has decided relaxed the night curfew in place by an hour in 36 cities but did not change the restrictions which have been clamped during the day as the western state recorded a significant drop in the new cases of Covid. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday made the announcement about the revised curfew timings after a cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar. Rupani said restrictions on the movement of people during the night will be in place 9pm to 6am in  36 cities from Friday. 

The chief minister also said the state government is alert about the possibility of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and a detailed action plan to deal with it will be announced soon. The night curfew is currently in place in 36 cities, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot."Coronavirus cases are decreasing in Gujarat. From nearly 14,600 new cases, the highest daily peak registered on April 30, about 3200 cases are currently emerging every day. Hence, we have decided to relax the night curfew. The curfew will now be from 9pm to 6am," Rupani said.