Night curfew, ban on gatherings and extra: How states are stepping up amid renewed Covid surge

As India stares at a attainable second Covid-19 wave with instances rising throughout the nation, a number of state governments have introduced in restrictions to curb the unfold of the virus.
While Maharashtra has ordered theatres, auditoriums and workplaces to absorb solely 50 per cent of their capability until March 31, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Friday determined to close malls and multiplexes on weekends. Similarly, Punjab has banned social gatherings in 11 worst-hit districts of the state and closed instructional establishments, aside from medical and nursing faculties, until March 31.
Maharashtra
On Thursday, Maharashtra had reported 25,883 new instances of coronavirus infections, its highest single-day rely for the reason that begin of the pandemic. Following this, all personal workplaces, besides ones associated to well being and different important providers, had been ordered to operate at 50 per cent capability until March 31. The state authorities additionally banned non secular, social, political and cultural gatherings at drama halls and auditoriums.

Gujarat
In Gujarat, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation determined to close malls and multiplexes on weekends after the civic physique elevated the curfew within the metropolis by one hour from 9 pm to six am. In Surat, too, which recorded 324 new instances within the final 24 hours, the curfew time was prolonged from 9 pm to six am.
Punjab
Taking an identical stance, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a slew of restrictions starting Saturday, together with closing all instructional establishments until the month-end and curbs on cinema and mall capacities. In 11 worst-hit districts of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, SBS Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar and Moga, a whole ban has been ordered on all social gatherings, aside from funerals and weddings, which can be allowed with solely 20 individuals in attendance. This can be enforced from Sunday.

The chief minister additionally appealed to the folks to maintain social exercise of their properties to a naked minimal for the subsequent two weeks to interrupt the chain of transmission. “Not more than 10 visitors should be entertained in homes,” he urged whereas chairing a gathering of the Covid process pressure.
Karnataka
With Bengaluru, too, recording a spike in coronavirus instances, native civic physique — Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike — is more likely to suggest to the Karnataka authorities to shut gyms, swimming swimming pools, neighborhood halls in flats, and open-air gyms in parks. “We will recommend closure of gyms, swimming pools and party or community halls in apartments in the city, besides closure of open-air gyms in all BBMP parks,” BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad mentioned on Friday.