These states have imposed night curfew amid surge in COVID-19 cases: In Pics

The Rajasthan government has imposed the night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am in eight district headquarters in view of COVID-19 spread. The decision has been taken after a cabinet meeting. The eight districts where night curfew has been imposed are - Jaipur, Jodhour, Bikaner, Kota, Udaipur, Alwar, Ajmer and Bhilwara. Markets, restaurants, commercial shops., etc shall close by 7 pm and curfew will be imposed in these cities from 8 pm to 6 am.

During this night curfew, people going to the wedding ceremony, people related to the essential services including medicines and those traveling in bus, train and airplane will be allowed to travel. Emergency services such as medical shops, railway and air travellers will be exempted.

According to CMO, the penalty for not wearing masks has also been increased to Rs 500 from Rs 200 earlier across Rajasthan. 

In Madhya Pradesh, night curfew has come into effect in five districts due to rising COVID-19 cases. The night curfew will be from 10 pm to 6 am the next day. According to the state government, people engaged in essential services, and factory workers have been exempted from the night curfew. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that inter-state and inter-district movement of vehicles will be stopped. Schools from Class 1-8 will remain closed till further orders, while students of Classes 9-12 and colleges can attend as per the current directives, officials said.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday urged the people of the state not to lower their guard against COVID-19 and follow the safety protocols strictly in order to avoid imposition of another lockdown. He said that although he has been advised to impose a night curfew, he does not believe that anything can be achieved by imposing such restrictions.