The Madhya Pradesh authorities on Thursday imposed an evening curfew within the state from 11 pm to five am as a precautionary measure, amid rising issues over the brand new model of the coronavirus, Omicron, asking folks to strictly comply with the COVID-19 protocol. gave recommendation. Curfew has come into impact from Thursday evening.
So far no case of Omicron has been reported in Madhya Pradesh. “Given the rapid spread of the Omicron virus in the world, this is the right time for everyone to be vigilant on this issue. The Center has also issued guidelines to follow social distancing, use of face masks and avoid crowded places. We have also decided to impose night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am in the entire state from tonight (Thursday) and will take some more measures if required to deal with the situation,” Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned.
An enormous crowd was seen in Delhi’s Sarojini Market on Thursday. (Express picture by Tashi Tobagyal)
Karnataka
state authorities Announced a ban on public gatherings for the New Year In view of the rising instances of Omicron within the state. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has introduced that the ban can be in pressure from December 30 to January 2.
“For New Year celebrations, mass gatherings at any place across the state have been banned,” Bommai mentioned. “The seating capability in pubs and eating places has been capped at 50 per cent with none particular occasions. Pub and restaurant staff ought to be absolutely vaccinated.
Maharashtra
state on Thursday issued pointers prohibiting large-scale Christmas celebrations. The pointers mandate easy gatherings throughout Christmas following the COVID-19 protocol and urge residents to keep away from crowding inside and out of doors spiritual locations. The pointers specify that church buildings can permit devotees solely as much as 50 per cent of their capability for the midnight of December 24-25, with sanitisation amenities obligatory.
The pointers state that face masks should be supplied and bodily distancing should be adopted. They set a low choir with enough distance and separate mics, whereas no stalls and outlets can be allowed outdoors church buildings.
Tamil Nadu
Thirty-three folks, together with worldwide vacationers and their contacts Tamil Nadu was recognized with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the state’s tally from 1 to 34 in a single day. The state authorities mentioned that out of 33, all besides two sufferers had been absolutely vaccinated.
Chennai: The Health Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Subramaniam meets the state’s first Omicron affected person, who has now been discharged from King Institute after testing unfavourable, in Chennai, Thursday, December 23, 2021. (PTI picture)
Announcing the outcomes of genome sequencing of samples taken by Kovid-19 sufferers, State Health Minister Ma Subramaniam mentioned that each one Omicron sufferers have been remoted and are being monitored in a number of hospitals in Tamil Nadu.
These recent outcomes of 33 passengers got here on Wednesday evening. The outcomes of 23 samples are awaited. Of all these passengers, besides two youngsters, all had been vaccinated,” Subramaniam mentioned.
Jammu and Kashmir
In view of the current spurt in instances, the UT administration has determined to conduct fast antigen take a look at for all passengers touring to Jammu and Kashmir by highway. According to an order issued by Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rahul Yadav on Thursday, the take a look at can be carried out at Lakhanpur, the entry level of Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab, and at the least 33 per cent of the incoming passengers will endure RTPCR take a look at.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
