The Gujarat government Thursday imposed a complete curfew from November 20 until November 23 in Ahmedabad city in wake of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The curfew could be in force from Friday nine pm until Monday 6 am. “Only stores selling milk and drugs to stay open in the course of this period,” the order read. Besides, an indefinite night time curfew, from nine pm and six am, can also be in location Friday onwards.

The choice become taken in a overview assembly chaired through Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and attended through Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) senior officials. It become additionally determined to feature 1,three hundred extra Covid beds to the present ability in authorities and personal hospitals withinside the metropolis.

“Keeping in view the existing situation, the kingdom authorities has determined to impose a curfew in Ahmedabad metropolis from November 20 from nine pm until 6 am until the contamination fee withinside the metropolis is beneathneath control,” Additional Chief Secretary forests and surroundings Rajeev Kumar Gupta, who’s the officer-in-fee of Covid 19 in Ahmedabad metropolis, said in a video message.

The kingdom authorities additionally sanctioned three hundred medical doctors and three hundred clinical college students for Ahmedabad metropolis.

To cope with an growing call for for beds in each personal and authorities hospitals, the AMC has delivered 900 extra beds withinside the authorities-run hospitals and four hundred beds in special personal Covid-distinctive hospitals on Thursday.

With this, 1300 beds are delivered to present 7500, as a consequence making a complete of 8800 beds in authorities and personal hospitals.

“four hundred extra beds are made to be had for Ahmedabad sufferers at Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) and Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI) hospitals, each at the Asarwa Civil clinic campus, four hundred beds at Sola GMERS Civil Hospital were elevated Thursday,” Gupta said, assuring that there may be no scarcity of Covid beds in Ahmedabad.

Also, for regions round Ahmedabad like Sabarmati, Chandkehda, Motera, a hundred extra beds are being reserved for Covid sufferers at Gandhinagar Civil clinic.

AMC additionally declared that over 2600 beds continue to be vacant in personal and authorities hospitals at present. This consists of 2237 beds in authorities hospitals and four hundred beds in personal hospitals.

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