JOIN USUttar Pradesh to impose Covid night curfew from December 25
The Uttar Pradesh government will impose a statewide night curfew in view of rising Covid cases from Saturday.
A government spokesman said on Friday that night curfew would remain in force from 11 PM to 5 am in the morning. A maximum of 200 people could attend social functions.
The government has asked the administration to make sure that every person who arrived in the state from any foreign country is tested for Omicron. Wearing a mask had been made mandatory.
According to sources, as many as 49 cases of Covid-19 were reported in the state in the past 24-hours while new cases stood at 31 on Thursday. Over 1.91 lakh samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
The number of active cases in the state was 266 and as many as 6.73 crore were fully vaccinated.
The Allahabad High Court had urged the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) to defer the forthcoming assembly polls in view of rising Covid-19 cases.
CM Yogi Adityanath also asked the officials to ensure all traders follow the "no mask, no goods" policy at their establishments.
He asked for a close watch to be kept on the health of those coming from outside the state after testing them, and if required, they should be admitted to hospitals or be quarantined, the senior official said.
Monitoring committees did a commendable job in coronavirus management in the past, and directives have been issued to reactivate them in villages and urban wards, he said.
The chief minister said that in view of the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19, the state made systematic preparations in the past which needed to be re-examined. Facilities available at all government and private medical institutions of the state should be examined closely, and the Covid help desk and the day care centre in industrial units should be activated, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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