Coronavirus / Gujarat extends night curfew till Sept 25 in Gandhinagar, Surat & 6 other cities

Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew from 11 pm-6 am in eight cities from September 15-25 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The curfew will be imposed in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Gandhinagar. Earlier, the state government had allowed eateries to function till 10 pm. As per Health Ministry, Gujarat has 161 active COVID-19 cases.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 14, 2021, 07:00 PM
Gandhinagar: In order to arrest the spread of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew till September 25.

The government said the night curfew will be in force from 11 pm to 6 am in eight major cities including Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot from tomorrow onwards.

"Night curfew in Gujarat will be from 11 pm to 6 am in 8 major cities including Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot from Sept 15 to Sept 25 in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases," the Gujarat government said.

Earlier as per the Gujarat CMO, the midnight curfew was enforced during the Ganeshotsav from September 9 to September 19.