Ahmedabad | Jagran News Desk: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat have surged at an alarming rate. So far, the deadly cirus has affected 2624 people and claimed the lives of 112 in the state while 258 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.
Amid the alarming spike in the number of coronavirus cases, the state government has declared 27 districts in Gujarat as 'containment zones'. The list includes prominent cities such as Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot.
Here’s the list of coronavirus hotspots in Gujarat:
1 Ahmedabad
2 Surat
3 Vadodara
4 Rajkot
5 Bhavnagar
6 Anand
7 Bharuch
8 Gandhinagar
9 Patan
10 Narmada
11 Panchmahal
12 Banaskantha
13 Aravalli
14 Chhota Udaipur
15 Kutch
16 Mehsana
17 Botad
18 Dahod
19 Gir Somnath
20 Kheda
21 Mahisagar
22 Porbandar
23 Sabarkantha
24 Valsad
25 Jamnagar
26 Morbi
27 Tapi
Meanwhile, Gujarat Director General of Police Shivanand Jha earlier said that the curfew will continue in some areas of Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot till April 24 in view of the lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19. The government earlier had said that some relaxation will be provided after April 20 in some selected areas.
"There will be some relaxations from midnight. States and UTs will ensure social distancing and other measures. However, there will be no relaxation in hotspots and containment zones. Necessary services will be provided in hotspots and containment zones. Passenger movement will be banned till May 3. Rail, airlines, malls and cinema houses will continue to be banned. All types of gathering are prohibited in all areas," he said.
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Though the lockdown is in place, authorities realised that it is not proving effective to stop people's movement in that area, the officials said.
"Since people are still roaming outside in that area despite the lockdown, we have decided to impose a curfew from midnight in Jungleshwar area of Rajkot," Secretary of the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Ashwani Kumar, said.