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UP Govt imposes night curfew in state from today amid Covid scare; Gujarat also imposes night curfew in 8 cities

<span style="color: #222222;">In Uttar Pradesh, night curfew will be imposed from tonight. The decision was taken yesterday by chief minister after a review meeting with senior officials, keeping in view the rising cases of Omicron in the country. AIR correspondent reports, The night curfew will be in place from 11pm to 5am. As per the order release by chief secretary of the state during night curfew people who work in the night shifts can go after showing their identity cards. essential services and emergency vehicles are also allowed.<br />''<br />''A maximum of 200 people will be allowed for any gathering and events like weddings. Number of persons are restricted to  50% of the capacity for open spaces.<br />''<br />''Organiser of the event has to inform also to the local administration about the gathering. In markets, a policy of 'no service if no mask' will be implemented.<br />''<br />''Vendors and traders would be told not to sell to someone who is not wearing a mask. Masks are also mandatory on roads and in markets.<br />''<br />''The police have been asked to regularly monitor the situation and public address systems will be used to sensitize people. Officials have been asked to keep extra vigil around airports, bus stations and railway stations and also instructed to conduct the testing of each and every person entering into the state.State has 266 active covid cases as of now.<br />''<br />''Gujarat government has extended the duration of night curfew following the rise of Omicron cases. The night curfew will be in force from 11 pm to 5 am instead of 1 am to 5 am in 8 cities of the state. AIR correspondent reports that Extended night curfew in Ahmedabad, Surat Rajkot, Vadodara, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Gandhinagar will be effective from today.<br />''<br />''According to the state home department, all commercial activities including shops, restaurants, shopping complexes, marketing yards, hair cutting saloons, and beauty parlours will remain closed from 11 pm to 5 am.<br />''<br />''Earlier, the night curfew was effective from 1 am. Gujarat has seen a surge in Covid19 cases recently. The state has reported more than 100 new cases of Covid19 during the last 24 hours. The number of cases of Omicron variant also reached up to 30. </span><br />

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