Lucknow/Bhopal: The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to reimpose night curfew in Uttar Pradesh from Saturday.
According to an official statement, the curfew will be in place from 11pm to 5am.
An upper limit of 200 guests will be in force for weddings and the district administration will have to be duly informed.
The decision has been taken in view of the increase in number of COVID-19 cases in India’s largest state.
In Madhya Pradesh, too, the government started night curfew between 11pm to 5am across the state from Thursday.
In an announcement late Thursday evening, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: “We can impose curfew during night hours (between 11pm to 5am) If needed, some more measures will be implemented.”
“Omicron has reached 17 states and people are coming from these states. The possibility cannot be ruled out that cases of this variant will come in Madhya Pradesh. Omicron spreads very quickly,” Chouhan added.
Though reports suggest that the number of daily cases has started increasing in Madhya Pradesh and several samples of new cases have been sent to Delhi for testing, the state is yet to officially report any Omicron cases.
The Madhya Pradesh government lifted all restrictions on November 17, permitting all activities including social, political, religious etc.
The Chief Minister said that the state needs to be alert and prevent the third wave of COVID-19.
He appealed to the people to take measures to ensure that the infection does not spread. He also urged the people to follow measures like wearing a mask, not leaving the house unnecessarily, and getting vaccinated.
“If someone gets infected in his house and there is no place of isolation, he will be admitted to the hospital,” he said, adding: “We had already decided that if children go to the school, classes will function at 50 per cent capacity,” he said.
