COVID-19 pandemic: Gardens, parks in Ahmedabad to be closed from tomorrow

In the wake of increasing cases of COVID-19, all gardens and parks in Gujarat's Ahmedabad including Kankaria Lake and Zoo will be closed from Thursday till further orders.

According to an official statement, all gardens and parks in Ahmedabad will be closed from tomorrow till further orders due to increasing cases of coronavirus. Kankaria Lake and Zoo will also be closed.

To contain the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Gujarat government yesterday decided to implement a night curfew in "four metros" Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, and Rajkot till March 31.

The curfew will be imposed between 10 pm and 6 am starting March 17.

According to the data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 4966 active cases of COVID-19 in Gujarat. The cumulative cured, discharged and migrated cases are 270658. The death toll in the state is 4427.

(ANI)

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