<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, three diamond units in Varachha area of Surat have been shut down by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) for violating the standard operating procedure guidelines.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to Municipal Corporation sources, nine other units have been penalized for not following social distancing and compulsory face masks norm on Saturday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, according to sources the diamond factories in Varachha including Shreeji Gems, RK Industry and Gemini Exports were shut after violating the social distancing norms.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Civic officials found more than one diamond worker working on the emery wheel used for cutting and polishing of diamonds.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Nine other diamond factories including six units in Varachha and three units in Katargam were penalized as per the government norms.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the Dawoodi Bohra community in Surat has set up a 50-bed Community Covid Isolation Centre at Zampa Bazaar.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This is the ninth Community Covid Isolation center in the city with a total capacity of 800 beds.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Surat has recorded 203 new cases during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the city to 8310. </span><br />''