Night curfew in Noida from today to April 17

The Gautam Buddha Nagar district administration has enforced night curfew in Noida from today. The curfew will remain in place till April 17 from 10 PM to 5 AM.

The order, undersigned by District Collector and Magistrate Suhad L Y, however, said that all movement of essential goods/commodities and essential/medical services shall be exempted.

"There shall be an intensive enforcement of masks and other Covi protocols in public places including work places, by police/incident commanders and by concerned departments," the order said.

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh had already announced to impose night curfew in other cities Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi from Thursday.

The Chief Minister, in a late-night meeting on Wednesday, has also authorised district magistrates in Uttar Pradesh to impose night curfew in their respective areas if faced with more than 500 Covid-19 cases.