With the surge in Covid-19 instances displaying no indicators of abating, a number of states have imposed contemporary restrictions, together with evening curfew, and are even mulling lockdown of their bid to stem the unfold of the virus.
On Monday, India reported almost 1.69 lakh instances and 904 deaths within the final 24 hours, the highest-ever single-day Covid spike within the nation.
List of states which have put in place contemporary Covid-related restrictions
Kerala
Kerala on Monday introduced contemporary restrictions to curb the unfold of Covid-19 within the state. Similar to the nationwide image, there was a surge in new infections in Kerala, with the positivity price climbing to 12.53% on Monday. At a high-level assembly chaired by the chief secretary, it was determined to usher in contemporary measures to curb the motion of individuals.
Hence, public conferences in open areas can’t be attended by greater than 200 folks whereas these in closed areas shall have attendance not exceeding 100 individuals. The period of such conferences shouldn’t exceed two hours. The restrictions would apply to weddings and different capabilities. Instead of ‘sadyas’, Kerala’s conventional meal served on banana leaves, preparations must be made to supply visitors packed meals.
Restaurants and outlets throughout the state can function solely until 9 pm. In eating places, solely 50% of the seats will be occupied at any given level. Measures to offer packed meals, as an alternative of dine-in amenities, to visitors will be inspired. Shopping festivals and low cost melas at malls are prohibited.
Haryana
Haryana has imposed evening curfew from 9 pm until 5 am, with impact from Monday. The variety of energetic instances in Haryana has doubled within the final 11 days, from 10,300 on April 1 to over 20,000 on April 11.
“Night curfew between 9 pm and 5 am will be imposed from tonight and will remain in force till further orders,” Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij advised PTI.
He mentioned the choice has been taken within the wake of a rise within the variety of COVID-19 instances within the state lately.
Delhi
The Delhi authorities has imposed evening curfew, from 10 pm to five am, until April 30 within the wake of rising Covid-19 instances within the nationwide capital. Healthcare employees and authorities officers on important and emergency duties are exempted, as are these travelling to and from airports, railway stations and interstate bus terminals. Those travelling inter-state by non-public autos usually are not exempted, besides within the case of a medical emergency.
As Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal dominated out a lockdown, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Saturday night introduced a contemporary set of curbs.
Covid precautions at Le Meridien Hotel Staff in New Delhi (Express photograph by Amit Mehra)
These embrace an entire ban on all social, political, sports activities, leisure, educational, cultural, non secular and festival-related gatherings; no more than 50 visitors at marriages and 20 at funerals; as much as 50% of capability in public transport, eating places, bars, cinema halls; and no spectators at sports activities occasions.
Amid a resurgence in coronavirus instances, the variety of containment zones within the nationwide capital has risen to five,705, with South Delhi accounting for the utmost 1,303 crimson zones, in response to official knowledge.
Delhi had 2,183 containment zones on April 1. The quantity swelled to five,705 — a rise of over 160 per cent — by Sunday as one other wave of COVID-19 instances hit the town.
According to knowledge from the town authorities’s income division, South Delhi has the utmost variety of 1,303 containment zones. Also, it’s the solely district with greater than a thousand crimson zones.
Delhi University and JNU have issued notifications that every one instructing and studying actions will proceed on-line for now.
Karnataka
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday mentioned the state authorities might impose lockdown if the need arises. “People need to respond for their own good. If they don’t heed then we may have to take stringent measures. If required and if necessity arises, we will impose lockdown,” Yediyurappa advised reporters in Bidar.
Reacting to queries on the rising coronavirus instances within the state, which noticed the numbers breaching 10,000 on Sunday, he mentioned the Prime Minister had additionally spoken to him concerning the measures taken by his authorities.
The Karnataka authorities has introduced an evening curfew for 10 days starting April 10 in a number of elements of the state. “Night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am every day from April 10 to April 20 will be imposed in Bengaluru, Mysore, Mangalore, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Tumkur and Udupi-Manipal,” Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa mentioned.
Gujarat
The Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat has been closed for guests as soon as once more following the rise in coronavirus constructive instances within the state. The Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust, which manages the ashram, said on Monday that the ashram premises “will remain closed for visitors due to COVID-19 pandemic till further notice”.
The ashram, which served as one of many residences of Mahatma Gandhi throughout the freedom wrestle, was closed for guests on March 20, 2020, after detection of early COVID-19 instances in Gujarat.
The ashram was opened for guests in January this yr after a spot of greater than 9 months because the COVID-19 situation improved in Gujarat with the variety of instances displaying a downward development.
The Gujarat authorities has introduced an evening curfew in 20 cities and cities from 8 pm to six am until April 30. The state authorities took the motion after the Gujarat High Court proposed imposing a lockdown for 3 to 4 days to regulate the unfold of the virus.
Uttar Pradesh
In view of rising COVID-19 instances, an evening curfew has been imposed in Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh until April 18, officers mentioned on Monday. The curfew shall be from 9 pm to six am, District Magistrate T Okay Shibu mentioned.
Besides Shravasti, evening curfew has been imposed in Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Allahabad, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bareilly and Muzaffarnagar districts and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation space of the state.
The COVID-19 tally in Uttar Pradesh rose to 7,05,619 on Monday with 13,685 contemporary instances, whereas 72 extra fatalities, highest single-day toll this month, pushed the dying toll within the state to 9,224, an official mentioned.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra, which accomplished its first weekend lockdown, could be heading in direction of a set of harsher restrictions to curb the Covid unfold. Health Minister Rajesh Tope has mentioned {that a} last choice on if a lockdown shall be imposed shall be taken after April 14.
People crowd at a vegetable market in Pune. (Express photograph by Pavan Khengre)
On April 4, the state authorities had introduced plenty of restrictions to regulate the unfold of an infection, together with each day evening curfews from 8 pm to 7 am and an entire lockdown on weekends starting 8 pm Fridays and continued till 7 am Mondays.
Madhya Pradesh
The Bhopal ‘Crisis Management Group’ has determined to impose ‘Corona Curfew’ in Bhopal, from April 13 to April 19, until 6 am. It means each day actions will proceed. Inter-state & inter-district motion of important companies shall be allowed, Vishvas Kailash Sarang, MP Minister, has mentioned.
The Madhya Pradesh authorities has imposed lockdown in Barwani, Rajgad, Vidisha (city and rural) together with Indore metropolis, Rau Nagar, Mahu Nagar and metropolis areas of Shajapur, Ujjain till 6 am on April 19. The state has additionally introduced a 10-day lockdown in Balaghat, Narsinghpur, Seoni and Jabalpur from April 12-22.
Besides this, the federal government has issued orders for an evening curfew each day, from 10 pm to six am, throughout all city areas. However, the weekend curfew will begin at 6 pm on Friday and be in power until 6 am on Monday.
Apart from an evening curfew within the city facilities, the federal government additionally ordered an eight-day full lockdown in Chhindwara district, throughout its city and rural areas.
Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh authorities has introduced a complete lockdown in eight districts amid an increase in Covid-19 instances, in response to All India Radio information. From Saturday night, three districts — Rajnandgaon, Bemetra and Balod – will endure an entire lockdown. The state has already imposed a lockdown in capital Raipur and neighbouring Durg district. Jashpur, Koriya and Balodabazar will even endure an entire lockdown from Sunday.
The lockdown in Raipur began from April 9 and can final until April 19. During the lockdown interval, the border of the district is totally sealed and all outlets, together with these promoting liquor, and business institutions are closed besides medical shops.
Punjab
The Punjab authorities has imposed a statewide evening curfew from 9 pm to five am. Initially, the state authorities had imposed the curfew in solely 12 districts however later imposed it statewide because the virus instances noticed an increase. In Chandigarh, curfew timings are 10.30 pm to five am.
Odisha
In Odisha, an evening curfew has been in place since April 5 in 10 districts. The state authorities imposed evening curfew within the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri.
Jammu and Kashmir
An evening curfew is in place in city areas of eight districts which have seen a spike in instances. These districts are Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam, Anantnag and Kupwara.
(With inputs from PTI)