Night curfew extended to rural parts of Surat city
Surat, April 11: The night curfew currently in effect in the city of Surat will be extended to rural areas of the district starting Sunday to curb the spread of COVID-19, authorities said.
In a notice issued Saturday night, the Surat Dhaval Patel collector extended the curfew to rural areas of the district from Sunday until April 31.
The curfew will remain in effect from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., according to the notification.
Surat is the first district in Gujarat where a night curfew has been imposed in both urban and rural areas.
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The collector said such restrictions are necessary “to stop the spread of COVID-19 as people are crowding markets, restaurants and other places in large numbers.”
On Saturday, Gujarat reported more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time since the outbreak of the disease in March last year.
Of 5,011 new cases in the state, 239 were from rural areas of the Surat district.
In addition, the city of Surat recorded 913 new cases, the second-highest after the city of Ahmedabad, where 1,409 people tested positive for the viral infection on Saturday, according to official data.
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