A 57-hour curfew will begin in Ahmedabad city from Friday 9 pm as covid cases continue to surge. A complete curfew will be imposed in Ahmedabad city starting 9 pm on November 20 to 6 am on November 23. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Additional chief secretary, Government of Gujarat, who is also in-charge for coronavirus management in Ahmedabad, announced the latest decision by the government. "Corona situation was reviewed late night, and it has been decided that “complete curfew” shall be imposed from tomorrow night 9:00 pm till Monday morning 6:00 am in city of Ahmedabad," Gupta said in a statement.
Here’s is what you need to know about the Ahmedabad Curfew:
1. The 57-hour-long weekend curfew will start in Ahmedabad city from Friday at 9pm and end on Monday at 6am.
2. During this “complete curfew”, only shops selling milk and medicines will be allowed to remain open.
3. From Monday, a night curfew will be imposed from 9pm to 6am till further orders.
4. Additional 900 Covid-19 beds have been made available at four government-run hospitals in and around Ahmedabad. These are Kidney Hospital, Cancer Hospital and Sola Civil Hospital (all in Ahmedabad) and adjoining Gandhinagar Civil Hospital.
5. A total of 2,637 beds for Covid-19 patients are available in the city - 2,237 in government-run hospitals and 400 in private designated hospitals.