11pm-5am Night Curfew To Be Imposed In UP From December 25 Amid Rising COVID Cases

TPI Staff December 24, 2021

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Mumbai: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, night curfew from 11 pm-5 am will be imposed in Uttar Pradesh from December 25, the state government has said.

Not more than 200 people will be allowed at weddings, according to the state government. Also Read: Omicron Cases In India Jump By 122 In 24 Hours, Govt Shares State-Wise List

As per the new guidelines, the state government has also banned guests at weddings, with only 200 people allowed as per the COVID-19 protocol. The organizer will have to inform the local administration about this.

The state government said that the situation in the state is under control with proper implementation of the policy of ‘tracing, testing, treatment’ and vaccination. Also Read: Delay UP Polls, Ban Rallies: HC Urges PM, Election Commission Amid Omicron Fears

“We must make traders aware in markets that ‘no masks, no goods’. No shopkeeper should give goods to customers who are seen without a mask. Masks should be made mandatory for everyone in streets/markets. The police should patrol regularly, and the public address system should be made more effective,” the government stated.

The notification said that tracing tests should be done for every person coming from other states or abroad and additional surveillance should be done on buses, railways and airports.

“Surveillance committees have done commendable work in COVID-19 management. Reactivate monitoring committees in villages and urban wards in view of the third wave. Get everyone checked from outside. Their health should be constantly monitored. People should be quarantined, and admitted to hospitals as required,” the government said.

In view of the possibility of a third wave of the epidemic due to Omicron, the UP government has said that it had made systematic preparations in the past, which should be re-examined. Medical facilities available in all government/private medical institutions in the state should be closely scrutinized, as well as the reactivation of COVID-19 help desks and daycare centres in industrial units.

A total of 49 new infections were confirmed after testing 1,91,428 samples in the last 24 hours. In the same period, 12 people were cured of coronavirus. As of today, the total number of active Covid-19 cases in the state stands at 266, while 16,87, 657 patients have recovered.