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AHMEDABAD: The coronavirus-induced night curfew in eight cities of Gujarat was on Sunday extended till August 28, officials said.

The curfew will be in place from 11pm till 6 am in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Gandhinagar, they said.

A state government release said all other restrictions laid down in its last order issued on July 29 would continue to remain in force till August 28, including allowing eateries to function till 10pm and capping the attendance at public functions to 400.

The July 29 order had also allowed Ganesh Utsav festivities in public places with the idol height kept at a maximum of nine feet.

The state reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which took its overall infection count to 8,25,182, the state health department said.

The number of recoveries in the state rose to 8,14,921 as 18 patients got discharge during the day, it said in a statement.

The death toll due to coronavirus remained unchanged at 10,078 as nobody succumbed to the infection on Sunday.

Gujarat has achieved the milestone of administering four crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far.

A total of 4,01,80,086 doses have been administered in the state till 5 pm on Sunday, including 3,73,162 given during the day, it said.

Of the total doses administered so far, 3,03,22,944 beneficiaries have received their first dose, and 97,38,764 have got both the doses.

There are 183 active COVID-19 cases in Gujarat and seven of these patients are critical, the department added.

The caseload in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu rose to 10,627, and recoveries to 10,620.

There are three active cases in the UT, which has reported four deaths so far, officials said.

Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,25,182, new cases 16, death toll 10,078, discharged 8,14,921, active cases 183, people tested so far – figures not released.

By PTI

AHMEDABAD: The coronavirus-induced night curfew in eight cities of Gujarat was on Sunday extended till August 28, officials said.

The curfew will be in place from 11pm till 6 am in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Gandhinagar, they said.

A state government release said all other restrictions laid down in its last order issued on July 29 would continue to remain in force till August 28, including allowing eateries to function till 10pm and capping the attendance at public functions to 400.

The July 29 order had also allowed Ganesh Utsav festivities in public places with the idol height kept at a maximum of nine feet.

The state reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which took its overall infection count to 8,25,182, the state health department said.

The number of recoveries in the state rose to 8,14,921 as 18 patients got discharge during the day, it said in a statement.

The death toll due to coronavirus remained unchanged at 10,078 as nobody succumbed to the infection on Sunday.

Gujarat has achieved the milestone of administering four crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far.

A total of 4,01,80,086 doses have been administered in the state till 5 pm on Sunday, including 3,73,162 given during the day, it said.

Of the total doses administered so far, 3,03,22,944 beneficiaries have received their first dose, and 97,38,764 have got both the doses.

There are 183 active COVID-19 cases in Gujarat and seven of these patients are critical, the department added.

The caseload in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu rose to 10,627, and recoveries to 10,620.

There are three active cases in the UT, which has reported four deaths so far, officials said.

Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,25,182, new cases 16, death toll 10,078, discharged 8,14,921, active cases 183, people tested so far – figures not released.

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AHMEDABAD: Coronavirus-induced night curfew was on Friday extended in eight cities in Gujarat for 12 more days, while water parks and swimming pools were allowed to operate at 60 per cent capacity from July 20 provided their staff receive at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination by July 31, an official said.

Curfew between 10pm and 6am, which was in force till July 20 in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar and Junagadh, has now been extended till the morning of August 1, a state government release said.

“Owners, managers and staff of water parks will have to get inoculated with the first dose by July 31,” it said.

An official said non AC private and public transport buses can operate at 100 per cent capacity and AC buses at 75 per cent capacity from July 20, and it will be mandatory for drivers and conductors to take the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A release also said hotels, resorts-restaurants and water parks in the state have been exempted from fixed electricity charges for a period of one year as per an announcement made by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on June 7, and such entities will have to pay only for actual consumption.

With the addition of 39 fresh cases of COVID-19, the tally of infections in Gujarat reached to 8,24,423 on Friday, an official from the state health department said.

The toll stood at 10,074, as no new casualties were reported during the day, while 70 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the count of recoveries to 8,13,743, the official said.

The state’s recovery rate improved to 98.70 per cent, and the state is currently left with 606 active cases, of which seven patients are in a critical condition, he said.

Surat district reported the highest number of nine new cases, followed by Vadodara with seven, Ahmedabad with five, Amreli, Anand, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Navsari, Jamnagar and Junagadh with two each, and Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Valsad, and Patan with one each.

According to the health department, 19 out of 33 districts in Gujarat did not report a single case during the day.

The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu reported one new case and seven recoveries during the day, an official said.

With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the region stands at 10,565, of which 10,545 patients have recovered, four have died and 16 are currently undergoing treatment, he said.

Meanwhile, 2,73,547 people were inoculated against COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of jabs administered so far in Gujarat to 2,90,27,804.

At least 92,16,183 doses have been administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44.

Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,24,423, new cases 39, death toll 10,074, discharged 8,13,743, active cases 606, people tested so far – figures not released.

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AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government on Thursday announced lifting of night curfew from 18 towns and relaxing its timing in the same number of urban centres by one hour even as it allowed cinema halls, multiplexes and auditoriums to function at 50 per cent capacity in view of a sharp drop in new COVID-19 cases.

A decision to ease more curbs, effective from Sunday, was taken at a meeting of the government’s core committee on COVID-19.

Among a slew of relaxations in restrictions imposed earlier to curb COVID-19 cases, the government allowed opening of cinema halls, multiplexes and auditoriums at 50 per cent capacity, permitted shops to do business till 9 pm instead of 7 pm and allowed buses to ply at 75 per cent of their seating capacity, an official release said.

The core committee, headed by chief minister Vijay Rupani, also directed that all those involved in vocational activities must get vaccinated by July 10, it said.

These relaxations will come into force from Sunday and will remain in force they are revised, the release said.

At present, night curfew is in force from 9 pm to 6 am in 36 cities, including four big cities of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.

The government has decided that apart from Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot, night curfew will continue in Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Gandhinagar, Vapi, Ankleshwar, Valsad, Navsari, Mehasana, Bharuch, Patan, Morbi, Bhuj and Gandhidham (for one more week), the release said.

However, the curfew timing will be from 10 pm to 6 am in these 18 cities and towns instead of 9 pm to 6 am earlier, giving one hour relaxation.

In these 18 cities and towns, the state government has made it compulsory for those involved in vocational activities to get themselves, and also their staff, vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 30, the release said.

In another 18 towns, night curfew will be lifted from Sunday, it said.

Those involved in vocational activities in other parts of the state will have to get themselves vaccinated, along with their staff, by July 10, it said.

Shops and business establishments, which are currently allowed to work till 7 pm, will be permitted to remain open till 9 pm in 18 cities where night curfew has been extended for a week, the release said.

Restaurants and hotels will be allowed dine-in facilities with 60 per cent capacity till 9 pm instead of 7 pm now and can deliver food till midnight, it said.

Libraries can open with 60 per cent capacity, while parks and gardens can remain open till 9 pm instead of 7 pm now, the government said in the release.

Religious and political functions, which were banned till now, can be organised at 50 per cent capacity of the venue where they are held.

However, the maximum participation has been capped at 200 people, it said.

At marriage functions, the number of participants will be 100 now instead of 50 earlier, while for funerals it will be 40 people instead of 25, the release said.

For public transport, buses can carry 60 per cent of their passenger capacity and they will be allowed to operate during night curfew in 18 cities, it said.

Fresh restrictions were imposed in Gujarat in April in view of the deadly second wave of coronavirus.

The daily number of coronavirus cases has dropped below 300 this week.

On Thursday, Gujarat registered 129 new COVID-19 cases and just two deaths, the Health Department said.

By PTI
AHMEDABAD: Considering a significant drop in the new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, the state government on Wednesday decided to relax the night curfew timings by an hour in 36 cities, while the day time restrictions will remain in place.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani made the announcement regarding the revised curfew timings after a cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar.

From Friday, the night restrictions on people’s movement will be effective from 9 pm to 6 am in 36 cities, the chief minister said.

Currently, the night curfew is being enforced from 8 pm to 6 am.

“Coronavirus cases are decreasing in Gujarat. From nearly 14,600 new cases, the highest daily peak registered on April 30, about 3,200 cases are currently emerging every day. Hence, we have decided to relax the night curfew. The curfew will now be from 9 pm to 6 am,” Rupani said.

A notification in this regard will be issued on Thursday, he said.

The night curfew is currently in place in 36 cities, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.

The chief minister also said there will not be any change in the day time restrictions currently in place in these cities.

He also said the state government is alert about the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 and a detailed action plan to deal with it will be announced soon.

On Tuesday, Gujarat reported 3,255 new COVID-19 cases and 44 casualties that raised the tally to 7,94,912 and toll to 9,665, an official from the state health department said.

At 9,676, the day’s count of recoveries was nearly three times more than the new cases, taking the total number of patients who have recovered so far to 7,22,741, the official said.

With this, the state’s recovery rate stands at 90.92 per cent, he said.

With 512 new infections, Ahmedabad reported the highest number new cases in the state, followed by Vadodara with 462 cases, Surat with 423, Rajkot with 213, Junagadh with 202 and Jamnagar 103 cases, the data released by the health department stated.

In case of fatalities, Ahmedabad topped with eight deaths, followed by Surat with seven, Rajkot with five, Vadodara with four and Jamnagar three, it said.

The state is now left with 62,506 active cases, of which 603 patients are on ventilators, it was stated.

Meanwhile, as many as 2,28,810 people were administered COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday.

The figure included 1,28,283 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44, with the government targeting to vaccinate eight lakh people in the category in a week, it said.

A total of 9,10,871 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 have been vaccinated so far, it said.

With this, 1,58,30,183 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Gujarat so far, which includes 39,65,429 people who have received the second dose of the vaccine.

Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 7,94,912, new cases 3,255, death toll 9,665, discharged 7,22,741, active cases 62,506, people tested so far – figures not released.

By PTI
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government on Thursday extended night curfew in 36 cities of the state till May 28 to stop the spread of coronavirus infections.

However, daytime restrictions were relaxed and shops, shopping malls, business establishments and other business activities were allowed between 9 am to 3 pm.

Following a direction by the Centre, the state government also notified mucormycosis or black fungus as pandemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.

Mucormycosis is being found mostly in those who have recovered from COVID- 19.

“Night curfew will continue from 8 pm to 6 am in 36 cities of the state till May 28 to stop the spread of coronavirus infections,” a government release said.

These 36 urban areas include Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot cities.

“However, as the cases are decreasing across the state, the government has decided to offer some relaxation in day-time restrictions. All shops, shopping malls, restaurants, roadside vendors, shopping complexes, hair cutting salons, beauty parlours and other business activities can be conducted from 9 am to 6 pm,” it said.

Earlier, all shops barring those selling essential items and medicines were not allowed to open, while offices were allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity.

Schools, colleges, tuition classes, multiplexes, auditoriums, public parks, assembly halls, spas, gyms and all entertainment places will remain closed till May 28.

Social, religious, political or educational gatherings will remain prohibited.

At weddings, number of guests can not exceed 50, while at funerals a maximum of 20 people will be allowed.

Public transport will be allowed at 50 per cent of the vehicle capacity.

All religious places will be closed for public, but priests can perform rituals.

Mucormycosis, a rare but fatal fungal infection, was declared a pandemic under the Epidemic Disease Act.

“Now the disease will be treated in all government and private hospitals as per the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Union health minister,” a release said.

Coronavirus cases have been steadily declining in the state.

In the last week of April the state was reporting around 12,000 new cases daily, which came down to less than 5,000 on Thursday.

The state added 4,773 COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 7,76,220 and fatality count to 9,404, the health department said on Thursday.

The state has been witnessing a drop in coronavirus cases over the last one week.

From a little over 8,000 cases that were reported in the state on May 16, the daily case count has now come down below the 5,000-mark.

As many as 8,308 patients got discharge from hospitals during the day, which pushed the recovery count to 6,77,798 and the recovery rate to 87.32 per cent.

There are 89,018 active cases in Gujarat at present, of which, 716 are on ventilator.

Of the 64 deaths, nine were reported in Ahmedabad district, eight in Surat, six each in Rajkot and Vadodara districts.

At 1,079, the highest number of new cases were recorded in Ahmedabad city, followed by 422 in Vadodara city, 297 in Surat city, 209 in other parts of Surat district and 192 in Rajkot city.

During the day, 1.37 lakh eligible persons received anti-coronavirus vaccines.

So far, 1.49 crore people have been vaccinated in the state.

In the adjoining union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as many 40 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the authorities said in a release, adding that 55 patients recovered and got discharge during the day.

Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 7,76,220, new cases 4,773, death toll 9,404, discharged 6,77,798, active cases 89,018 and people tested so far – figures not released.