Amid sharpest spike, Haryana imposes night curfew
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State registers single-day excessive of three,818 instances; restrictions in power until additional orders
Amid the surge in COVID-19 instances in Haryana, the Manohar Lal authorities on Monday introduced night curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., efficient Monday night.
The order was issued because the State recorded the sharpest single-day spike of three,818 COVID-19 instances, pushing the tally to three,20,699, whereas 14 extra fatalities took the dying toll to three,282, a well being division bulletin mentioned. Among the districts that reported a giant spike are Gurugram with 1,132 instances, Faridabad 472, Karnal 327, Sonipat 228, Panchkula 224 and Hisar with 180 instances.
The authorities mentioned motion of people for all non-essential actions has been barred. “No person shall leave their homes or shall move on foot or by vehicle or travel or stand or roam around any road or public place during the said hours,” mentioned the State Disaster Management Authority. The restrictions will stay in power until additional orders.
Legal motion
According to the order, any particular person violating the instructions will face motion below the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, apart from authorized motion below Section 188 of the IPC and different authorized provisions as relevant.
The order mentioned exemption has been granted to officers manning legislation and order, emergencies and municipal companies in addition to media individuals with accreditation. Those specifically issued motion curfew passes by the officers authorised on this regard are additionally exempted.
“There shall be no curbs on inter and Intra-State movement of essential and non-essential goods. All vehicles/persons in bona fide transit shall be allowed to pass, but only after verification of point of origin and destination,” mentioned the order.
(With inputs from PTI)
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