The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday ended the Covid-19-induced night curfew in the state. The night curfew was in place from 11 pm to 6 am every day due to the pandemic. Earlier in September, the state government had revised the timings of the night curfew.
On behalf of Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Kumar Awasthi, orders have been issued to all the Divisional Commissioners, Additional Director Generals of Police, Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police and district officers to end the night curfew.
“On directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Corona curfew between 11 PM to 6 AM) is being lifted in the state,” Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Kumar Awasthi said.
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Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh reported 11 new cases on Wednesday and there are 112 active cases, a senior health official said, adding that 16,87,048 patients have recovered from the virus till now.
Reportedly, 40 districts in Uttar Pradesh have already been declared COVID-19 free. These include Amroha, Ayodhya, Badaun, Baghpat, Ballia, Basti, Bahraich, Bhadohi, Bijnor, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kasganj, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mau, Mirzapur, Rampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shamli, Shravasti, Siddhartha Nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur and Unnao.
(With inputs from ANI)
