Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan, the state government has announced a night curfew in eight cities from Monday (March 22). It is also mandatory for people visiting the state to carry a COVID-19 negative test report. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chaired a review meeting on Sunday (March 21), where these decisions were taken.
The night curfew will be imposed in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwada (Dungarpur) and Kushalgarh (Banswara) from 11 pm to 5 am, officials said. All markets in urban local bodies will close by 10 pm.
Travellers coming to Rajasthan from other states will have to carry RT-PCR negative reports (not older than 72 hours) from March 25, officials said.If the RT-PCR test report of travellers are not negative, they would have to remain in quarantine for 15 days, officials said.
Rajasthan on Saturday reported 445 fresh coronavirus cases, which pushed the state's infection count to 3,24,948, according to an official report.
India recorded 43,846 new coronavirus cases in a day, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,15,99,130, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.