VISAKHAPATNAM: The state government has deferred the implementation of night curfew to January 18 in view of the Sankranti festival.
As per the orders issued on Tuesday, the night curfew would be in place from 11 pm to 5 am with effect from January 18 up to January 31. Health minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Nani) said the night curfew has been put off till Sankranti considering the travel arrangements of public from cities to villages and not to cause any inconvenience to them during this time.
“The state is ready to tackle the third wave. Various news reports as well as advisories issued by the World Health Organisation and the Union ministry of health and family welfare about the Omicron variant necessitated the need to impose a few restrictions. After a thorough review of the situation, the government has decided to impose night curfew,” read the order.
