Night curfew in Noida from today to prevent COVID-19 surge; know guidelines here

New Delhi: In the wake of surge in Covid-19 cases, a night curfew has been imposed in Noida. The Noida district administration today imposed night prohibition/regulation order in the district from 10pm to 5am till 17 April. However, all movement of essential goods and commodities and essential/medical services shall be exempted. The order stated that,"all government, private educational institutes(except medical, para medical and nursing) including coaching institutes shall be barred from holding physical classes till 17 April 2021. However, all exams including practicals shall be held as per schedule and are exempted from this order."

"There shall be intensive enforcement of masks and other covid protocols in public places including work places, by police, incident commanders and by concerned departments," it further stated.

Covid-19 cases in Noida:

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 125 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the district's tally to 26,697, according to official data.

The active cases rose to 652 from 579 the previous day. Forty-nine more patients recuperated, taking the number of recoveries to 25,952, the Health Department said.

Gautam Buddh Nagar currently has a death toll of 93 with a mortality rate of 0.34 per cent. The recovery rate of patients reached 97.20 per cent on Wednesday, it said.

Meanwhile, the number of active cases in the state reached 31,987 from 27,509 on Tuesday, while the recoveries reached 6.05 lakh and the toll rose to 8,964.

Also, a night curfew has been imposed in major cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi with effect from Thursday night. Police Commissioner of Lucknow, DK Thakur said on Wednesday, "Night curfew will be imposed in Lucknow from Thursday between 9 pm and 6 am." "The curfew will continue till April 30," Thakur said.

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