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Varanasi: The state government on Friday announced a 35-hour curfew across the state — from 8 pm on Saturday till 7 am on Monday.
“Essential services, polling officials for the Panchayat polls, health and sanitation workers will be exempted from the curfew,” read an order issued by Chief Secretary RK Tewari.
As the state reported 27,426 new cases on Friday – another record single-day jump – the government also announced a “weekly closure” of markets on Sundays.
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Varanasi: The state government on Friday announced a 35-hour curfew across the state — from 8 pm on Saturday till 7 am on Monday.
“Essential services, polling officials for the Panchayat polls, health and sanitation workers will be exempted from the curfew,” read an order issued by Chief Secretary RK Tewari.
As the state reported 27,426 new cases on Friday – another record single-day jump – the government also announced a “weekly closure” of markets on Sundays.
The government announced that three dedicated Covid hospitals would be built in the state capital in the coming days.
One of those facilities, with a capacity of 1,000 beds, will be set up at the Defence Expo venue.
A government spokesperson said the other two would be established at Haj House and Golden Blossom hotel on the city’s outskirts, and would have a combined capacity of 2,100 beds.
“Dedicated Covid hospitals will be coming up at all four corners of the city,” the spokesperson added.
To ensure people wear masks, the government increased the penalty for not wearing a mask in public to Rs 1,000 for the first violation.