New night curfew timings in UT: 6pm to 5am

Chandigarh: To contain the spread of coronavirus, the UT administration on Wednesday changed night curfew timings from 9pm-5am to 6pm-5am daily.
The decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by UT administrator VP Singh Badnore. It was decided that all shops, malls and multiplexes will close by 5pm every day with home delivery allowed up to 9pm. All non-essential activities will be banned during the night curfew. This will come into effect from April 29, and remain in force till further orders.
As per the decision, all educational institutions, schools, colleges, coaching institutions and libraries will remain closed till May 15. Decision on whether to continue weekend lockdown or not has not been taken, said UT adviser Manoj Parida. Sources said it may be taken in a day or two.
Badnore expressed serious concern over the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the city and directed the hospital authorities to enhance ICU beds. He suggested that non-critical patients or mild and moderate cases could be shifted to Covid care centres or receive medication at home. All beds should be kept in reserve for critical cases.
He directed the police authorities to provide adequate protection to the doctors and other health staff in various hospitals as many of them were facing anger of attendants of Covid patients.
It was also decided to appoint Uma Shankar Gupta as the nodal officer on behalf of the Chandigarh administration to coordinate with the Army authorities for setting up of 100-bed hospital at International Youth Hostel of Panjab University.
Other key decisions
UT limits gatherings for marriages to 50 and for funerals to 20
Transport buses will run with 50% capacity
Gyms, spas and cinemas will remain closed till further orders
THE EXEMPTIONS
Following categories exempted from night curfew:
People associated with law and order, emergency, municipal services, executive magistrates, police, prisons, home guards, civil defence and government machinery tasked with Covid-19-related duties on production of valid identity cards
Manufacturing units of essential commodities shall be allowed to remain open
Inter-state and intra-state movement of essential and non-essential goods
All vehicles and persons in bona fide transit (inter-state and intra-state) will be allowed to pass after due verification of point of origin and destination
Hospitals, chemist shops and ATMs
People coming from and going to railway stations, airports and ISBT on production of valid tickets
Restaurants, hotels, food courts in various malls can remain open after 6pm only for home deliveries up to 9pm. The restaurant and home delivery staff allowed to move on production of valid ID card issued by their employers
All marriage functions that have taken permission from the DC, subject to limited gatherings 50. The marriage organisers and others persons seeking a movement pass can contact 0172-2700076 and 0172-2700341 or apply online on www.admser.chd.nic.in/dpc for a movement pass. RLA officials Pardhuman and Sanjeev Kohli will be nodal officers for this purpose