Assam announces night curfew till May 1 to arrest Covid surge

The Assam government has announced to impose a statwide night curfew from 8 pm to 5 am to arrest the surge of covid cases amid the second wave of the pandemic. The Curfew will come into force from today and will remain in place till May 1.

"Covid-19 situation in Assam has been reviewed and it has been observed that there has been a rapid increase in the number of active cases across the state. Therefore, it is felt that night curfew needs to be imposed in all the districts of Assam, except for essential and emergency activities and services," the order said.

Movements of all the people except those involved in essential and emergency services has been banned during the curfew hours.

The decision comes after rapid spike in daily number of cases in the state. According to the data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam reported 3,137 new Covid cases and 15 deaths on Monday, taking the tally of active cases to 17,764. In Assam, as many 2,40,670 people have so far been infected by the contagious virus, while 1,215 persons have fallen prey to the disease.

Many states across the country have imposed night curfew as well as weekend lockdown to check the rise in covid-19 cases.