GANDHINAGAR: The state’s core committee for Covid control on Thursday decided to continue the night curfew in just eight major cities from July 10, Saturday. The new guidelines will be in force till July 20.
Night curfew will remain in force in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Gandhinagar, from 10pm to 6am. Among other relaxations, 150 persons will now be allowed to participate in weddings, tuition classes and those preparing students for competitive exams will be able to operate at 50% capacity and entrance examinations for schools, colleges and other institutions can be held with Covid-19 control guidelines in place.
Traders being harassed over mandatory jabs: Cong
The Gujarat unit of the Congress alleged that the BJP government has been harassing traders and threatening to shut their businesses if their workers are not vaccinated for Covid-19. The Congress claims that on one hand, there is a shortage of vaccines, on the other hand, the government is threatening traders with closure of their businesses if they miss the July 10 deadline for vaccination of their staff. Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia said, “The Gujarat BJP government is threatening traders with the forced shutdown of their businesses if they fail to get their staff vaccinated against Covid-19 before July 10. The government has stopped vaccination for the last two days and there is not enough stock.”
SUCI to help families get Covid compensation
Socialist Unity Center of India (Communist) (SUCI (C)) will help the families of Covid-19 deceased to get compensation in line with a judgment by the Supreme Court. SUCI office- bearers appealed to family members of the deceased to contact them and provide whatever documents are available. SUCI will assist the next of kin in getting documents from departments and get the needed compensation from the government. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by some concerned citizen in the Supreme Court with the demand of compensation for families of Covid victims . During the hearings, thegovernments expressed reluctance to pay, but the Supreme Court has directed the governments to give compensation to the families of the deceased.
