Amid Covid-19 restrictions including night curfew and closing of all religious places in the state, women in large numbers gathered in a village in Sanand in Ahmedabad district on Tuesday to offer prayers at the Baliyadev temple. Senior police officer in Ahmedabad Rural district, KT Kamaria, said action has been taken against 23 people in this regard, including the Sarpanch of the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The state reported 13,050 new cases on Tuesday, as per official data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a recent development, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has cancelled the April 5 order that said residents of the city who visit other states for work won’t need to undergo RT-PCR tests on their return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the March 27 order, a negative RT-PCR test report is mandatory for everyone entering Gujarat from other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move comes after a direction from the Gujarat High Court. Taking up a petition on the pandemic situation in the state, the court on April 29 asked the civic body to scrap the April 5 order, noting that it was in contravention to an order issued by the state government on March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ahmedabad civic body on Wednesday issued a release, stating that its April 5 order stands cancelled and that it will implement the state government’s March 27 order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier on Friday, seventy lakh devotees participated in Haridwar’s Kumbh Mela, which ended after triggering a scare that it might have acted as a coronavirus super-spreader. About 2,600 devotees tested positive out of the nearly two lakh tests conducted by medical personnel during the Mela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n