COVID scare: Uttarakhand government has extended the night curfew by an hour.
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- uttarakhand government extended night curfew by one hour
- This will now be applicable from 10:00 AM to 5:00 AM instead of 10:00 AM to 6:00 AM as was the case earlier
- As per Health Ministry data, 8 cases of Omicron type of COVID have been reported in Uttarakhand
To control the spread of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday extended the night curfew by an hour.
It will now be applicable from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am instead of 10:00 pm to 5:00 am as before.
Apart from this, hotels, dhabas, eateries will be allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity. Apart from this, conference halls, spas, gyms in hotels will open with 50 percent capacity while Anganwadi centres, schools and other educational institutions will remain closed till January 16.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand has reported eight cases of the omicron version of COVID-19, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Apart from this, the assembly elections in Uttarakhand will be held in one phase on February 14. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Saturday announced the polling schedule for Uttarakhand along with four other states.
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