Night Curfew in Uttar Pradesh, a night curfew has been imposed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., beginning tomorrow (Saturday), amid growing concerns about the Omicron coronavirus variant’s spread.
UP further stated that only 200 individuals would be allowed to attend weddings and other occasions and that all Covid-safety measures would have to be observed. According to government officials, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also directed all merchants and traders to adhere to the “no mask, no goods” policy.
Officials have also been urged to ensure that all visitors to UP from outside and other states are tested for Covid, with a focus on train and bus hubs.
Announcement Of Night Curfew
Shivraj Chouhan, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, announced yesterday that a night curfew would be imposed immediately, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. A case of Omicron Covid has yet to be documented by the state.
The ruling to impose a night curfew in Uttar Pradesh comes a day after the Allahabad High Court asked the Election Commission to consider postponing the two-month-old Assembly elections.
The High Court also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi restrict poll-related meetings in the state, citing memories of thousands of individuals not wearing face masks or exercising social distancing during campaign rallies in Bengal and other states ahead of elections there earlier this year.
On Thursday, 31 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Uttar Pradesh, a far less number than the tens of thousands of cases reported every day in April and May. So far, two Omicron instances have been reported in the state.
The Omicron Strain
Despite the modest daily numbers, specialists are concerned about the virus’s continually increasing ‘R’ factor, or reproduction rate, which indicates the possibility of an infection explosion.
In a statement to all states and UTs on Tuesday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention cautioned that the Omicron variety was three times more contagious than the Delta strain that caused the second wave of deaths.