Omicron: Kerala, Uttarakhand, Karnataka announce night curfew

Kerala and Uttarakhand today became latest states to announce night curfews in wake of Omicron - the latest, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus. So far, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi have already annouced night curfews.

Kerala, Karnataka and Uttarakhand are the latest states to announce night curfews in wake of Omicron - the latest, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus. So far, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi have already annouced night curfews. The three states - Kerala, Karnataka and Uttarakhand - have also announced a number of guidelines for imposition of the new curfews:

Here are the details on night curfew in Kerala, Karnataka and Uttarakhand

1. Kerala Night curfew details

- Curfew to stay in place from December 30 to January 2.

- Curfew in place from 11pm-5 am.

- All shops and establishments - including clubs, bars, hotels and restaurants - to down their shutters latest by 10 p.m. on all the four days.

- Club applicable to beaches also.

2. Uttarakhand night curfew details

- The night curfew in Uttarakhand comes into effect on Monday night.

- It will stay in force from 11 pm to 5 am till further orders.

- The essential services - like health, movement of vehicles carrying health personnel, ambulances, postal services - have been exempted from the ambit of the curfew.

- Production, transportation and distribution of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG will also be exempt from the curb.

- Private vehicles too will have the permission to commute for emergencies during the curfew with strict adherence to Covid SOPs and safety protocols.

3. Karnataka night curfew details

- Curfew from tomorrow, from 10 pm to 5 am

- Places like eateries, hotels, pubs and restaurants can have 50 per cent of the seating capacity of the premises.

- "There will be no functions, parties in the external premises, especially for those celebrating with DJs and large gatherings, they have been completely banned in Karnataka," health minister announced.