Coronavirus: 12-hour night curfew and weekend lockdown start in Assam
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of a sharp spike in COVID-19 positive cases, the 12-hour night curfew has been imposed in Assam from 7 pm on Saturday.
The Assam government on Friday announced to enforce 12-hour night curfew from 7 pm to 7 am across the state.
The state government has also enforced weekend total lockdown in all municipal and town committee areas of the state on all Saturdays and Sundays with effect from June 27.
The government order issued by Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna on Friday said that – “District Magistrates of all other districts of the state to enforce total prohibition of movement of persons between 7 pm to 7 am (Night Curfew) in all areas of their respective jurisdiction under relevant provisions of Cr PC including rural areas from 7 pm of June 27.”
“District Magistrates of all districts shall also promulgate necessary orders for ‘Total Lockdown’ of all Municipal and Town Committee areas under their jurisdiction on all Saturdays and Sundays w.e.f. 27th June, 2020 until further orders,” said in the government order.
On the other hand, Assam government has re-imposed 14-day total lockdown in Guwahati city and in all areas under Kamrup (Metro) district from 7 pm of June 28 following sharp spike in COVID-19 positive cases.
According to the state Health Department, around 1000 COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Guwahati in the last 12 days.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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