Manipur announces night curfew till year-end to check on COVID-19 spread

IMPHAL: In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Manipur government announced a night curfew in the state from 6 pm to 4 am till the end of the year.

According to an order by the state government, there will be a night curfew in Manipur up to December 31 or until further notice, whichever is earlier.

However, the movement of essential services, goods trucks, and officials on duty has been exempted from the latest order.

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Hospitals, nursing home, clinics, dispensaries and all chemists and pharmacies shall be exempt from curfew restrictions as well.

The statement further mentioned that the number of attendees at social and customary ceremonies have been capped at 20, the statement said.

“Social and customary ceremonies should be organized for family members only and in case some other persons are required to attend the ceremony or function, the size of the gathering should be restricted to 20 or less persons strictly,” the order stated.

The death toll due to Covid touched 256 on Friday, according to an official press release issued by a health department spokesperson on Friday. Otherwise, with 222 new Covid 19 positive cases in the last 24 hours,the state’s total number of Covid19 cases touched 24,292 including 3,252 active cases.

The total number of recovered cases stands at 21,006. The total recovery rate stands at 85.68%.

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