Uttarakhand govt imposes night curfew as Omicron tally rises to 4

The Uttarakhand government has imposed night curfew in the state on Monday from 11 pm to 5 am. There are currently 4 Omicron infected people in Uttarakhand.

Dehradun Chief Secretary of the state Dr SS Sandhu issued order for imposing night curfew in view of the threat posed by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Monday. The night curfew will remain in force from 11 pm to 5 am till further orders.

However, essential services like health, movement of vehicles carrying health personnel, ambulances, postal services have been exempted from the ambit of the curfew. Production, transportation and distribution of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG will also be exempt from the curb. Private vehicles too will have the permission to commute for emergencies during the curfew with strict adherence to Covid SOPs and safety protocols.

A woman resident of Kavli Road Dehradun who had come to India from Scotland is the first Omicron patient reported in the state on December 8. On December 27, 3 new infections of Omicron have been found, taking the total number of Omicron patients in Uttarakhand to 4.

Following the announcement, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had urged everyone to be careful and continue to follow all COVID-19 guidelines to prevent the further spread of the virus.

Uttarakhand had reported its first Omicron case last week on December 22, prompting the government to consider precautionary measures.

A high-level meeting review meeting had also been held soon after. On Monday, the Uttarakhand reported three new Omicron cases.

According to the state Health Department, one case was reported from Haridwar, while two others were detected in Dehradun.

Updated by Deveshi Gupta