Mumbai: Amid Omicron scare, several states have re-imposed night curfews which is likely to dampen the Christmas and New Year celebrations this year. The list of states include – Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujrat and others.
Maharashtra:
The Maharashtra government on Friday issued new Covid-19 guidelines in view of the surging Omicron variant cases and the upcoming holiday season, as per news agency ANI. As per the new guidelines, gathering of more than 5 persons in public places across the state is prohibited from 9pm-6 am.
Uttar Pradesh:
The night curfew in the state will be applicable from December 25, from 11 pm-5 am, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanth said will issuing a fresh set of COVID-guidelines for the state.
The chief minister also instructed officials to cap the number of people attending events like marriages to 200.
Haryana:
In Haryana, the night curfew will be effective from 11pm to 5am, as per the new guidelines issued by the state government on Friday.
Also, gatherings of more than 200 persons in public places and events have been barred till further notice.
Gujarat:
The night curfew in eight cities of Gujarat – Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar and Junagadh – will be in force from 11 pm to 5 am from Saturday
The curfew timing was recently reduced to be in place from 1 am till 5 am.
Madhya Pradesh:
The Madhya Pradesh government has imposed a night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am from Thursday till further orders.
