20 November,2020 10:20 AM IST | Ahmedabad | IANS
The authorities have also facilitated 400 more beds in city's private hospitals
With the rising cases of Corona infection during and after the Diwali celebrations in Ahmedabad, the authorities have decided to impose a 57-hour-long weekend curfew during the night in Ahmedabad city from 9 pm to 6 in the morning.
After more than three months, the total number of coronavirus infection cases are on the rise in Gujarat, where once again more than 1,300 cases are detected daily.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Thursday, after intense discussions, have given the go-ahead for the Ahmedabad Civic authorities to take steps to curb the outbreak. Following that, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to impose a curfew in the City from 9 in the evening to 6 in the morning. According to the decision, only emergency and medical services will be allowed to function during the curfew hours.
"After considering all the aspects and as a precautionary measure, the state government has decided to impose curfew from 9 in the evening to 6 in the morning in Ahmedabad city from Friday. This decision will apply till further orders," said RK Gupta, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), forest and environment department of Gujarat government, who has also been appointed as a special officer for Ahmedabad Corona situation.
"Moreover, we have added 800 bed facilities in the city's hospitals, where 400 bed facility has been added in Ahmedabad Cancer hospital and Kidney hospital, whereas 400 bed has been added in the Sola Civil hospital. We are also planning to add another hundred bed facility in Ahmedabad adjoining areas like Gandhinagar, Sabarmati, Chandkheda, Motera and others," added Gupta.
The authorities have also facilitated 400 more beds in city's private hospitals. Apart from that, twenty more ambulances have been allocated for the 108 services on top of the existing 20 for the city. The decision to assign more 300 doctors and 300 medical students for the city have also been taken.
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