Uttarakhand government extends night curfew by one hour

In a bid to control the spread of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday extended the night curfew by an hour.

In a bid to control the spread of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday extended the night curfew by an hour. It will now be applicable from 10 pm to 6 am, instead of 10 pm to 5 am as it was earlier.

Moreover, hotels, dhabas, eateries will be allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity. Apart from this, conference halls, spas, gyms in hotels will open with 50 per cent capacity while anganwadi centres, schools and other educational institutions will remain closed till January 16.

Meanwhile, Uttarakhand has reported eight cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (ANI)