Rajasthan imposes 6 pm to 6 am night curfew from April 16 to 30

In view of increasing COVID-19 cases, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday announced 'night corona' curfew in all cities between 6 pm to 6 am from April 16 to 30.

On Tuesday, Rajasthan saw a new high of 5,528 Covid cases, out of which the highest number was registered in Jaipur, at 989. This is the third day when the Covid tally crossed the 5,000 mark, taking the state's active cases to



40,690.

The toll on Tuesday was also the highest till date, with 28 fatalities in the last 24 hours.

Looking at the rising cases in Jaipur, District Collector Antar Singh Nehra called a meeting of religious leaders and requested them to close religious places till April 30, but there was no consensus as most of them were not in favour of such a step. However, they were okay with idea of fresh guidelines for devotees.