AHMEDABAD : The Gujarat government on Saturday extended till February 15 the night curfew in four major cities of the state- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot- to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a senior official said.However, the duration of the night curfew has been curtailed by an hour, from 10 pm-6 am to 11 pm-6 am, he said.The government had imposed the night curfew in these four cities following a spike in COVID-19 cases after Diwali in November.
It had later announced that the night curfew would continue till January 31, but reduced the curfew timing by one hour to 10 pm and 6 am."Starting February, Gujarat will strictly follow till February 28 the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January27,".