Night curfew extended in eight Gujarat cities amid Omicron threat

The night curfew has been in effect in these cities since November 1.

New Delhi: Amid the Omicron threat, the Gujarat government on Tuesday (November 30, 2021) extended the night curfew in eight cities of the state till December 10.

As per a government notification, the night curfew will remain in place in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar and Junagadh for 10 more days.

This is to be noted that the night curfew has been in effect in these cities between 1 am and 5 am since November 1. The curfew timings were also reduced by two hours in view of Diwali and Chhath Puja and due to a drop in daily COVID-19 cases.