A day after state authorities ordered the closure of all shops in Ahmedabad for a week with an exception to milk and medicine shops, they also laid out the rules for Surat.
All shops in Surat selling fruits and vegetables will be shut down from 9 May to 14 May, according to reports from PTI. The move comes in order to contain the novel coronavirus cases in the state.
With more than 4,000 positive cases, Ahamedabad is the worst hit-city in the state so far, followed by Surat. In Surat, vegetable and fruit shops will remain closed from May 9 midnight to May 14 midnight, municipal commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani told PTI in an order, adding that such a step is necessary to contain spread of the viral infection.