Uttar Pradesh relaxes night curfew timings as COVID-19 cases decline, check details

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New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday (July 11, 2021) reduced night curfew hours by one hour. The night curfew in the state will now be applicable from 10 pm to 6 am. 

The announcement was made by the additional chief secretary of information, Navneet Sehgal, who said that this relaxation had come in the wake of an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the state. 

He also added that chief minister Yogi Adityanath had underlined the need to continue testing, tracking, treatment without any laxity.

Full List of COVID-19 guidelines here:

- No group of people will be allowed to stage a protest without due permission.

- Gyms, cinema halls and sports complexes will function at 50 percent capacity.

- The swimming pools will remain closed in the state.

- The dine-in facilities in restaurants can only be availed between 7 am to 9 pm.

- Not more than 50 persons can participate in weddings.

Violation of the police order will be punishable under section 188 (disobeying public order) of the IPC.

Additionally, Uttar Pradesh government has impose Section 144 in Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) from July 10 till August 30 as part of the district’s COVID-19 protection measures.

The decision to impose Section 144 comes ahead of upcoming religious festivals, including Shivratri, Raksha Bandhan, Bakri-Eid, Janmashtami and Muharram, during which there is a possibility of a threat to peace and law and order by anti-social elements. 

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh recorded four COVID-19 related deaths and 100 new cases, taking the total number of fatalities and infections to 22,693 and 17,07,225 respectively, the government said on Saturday.