Assam Govt Announces Restrictions In View Of Election Result Day Amid Covid Spike, Night Curfew Extended

<p><strong>Guwahati: </strong>In view of the current Coronavirus situation, the Assam government released two notifications laying out some restrictions for the vote counting and assembly election result announcement set to happen on May 2 i.e. tomorrow.</p> <p>Following the Election Commission's directive, the state government has banned victory rallies on Result Day. Meanwhile, the government has also extended the night curfew across the state till May 7.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<span style="color: #e03e2d;"> <a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="" href="https://ift.tt/3vyS0t3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1455451">Former RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin Passes Away Due To Covid, Tihar Jail DG Confirms</a></span></strong></p> <p>Releasing two separate notifications, the state government has announced the restrictions.</p> <p>"Any victory procession or assembly at any public place during and after the counting on 02.05.2021 is prohibited," the notification released by the government reads.</p> <p>The order specifies that the winning candidate will only be accompanied by two persons while prohibiting the cracking of firecrackers and usage of loudspeakers.</p> <p>All persons will have to wear a mask, it added.</p> <p>Besides this, the restriction on the movement of people from 8 pm to 5 am which was set to end on Saturday has been extended by a week keeping in mind the spike in daily cases that has reached over 3,000.</p> <p>The order informs that all shops and markets except essential services including pharmacies, hospitals, animal care centers, and veterinary clinics will have to shut down during night curfew.</p> <p>The exempted essential services also include those of electricity, water and sanitation, and public transport.</p> <p>Government officials (both central and state), judicial officers, and persons entrusted with election-related work are also exempted, on the production of valid ID cards.</p> <p>Assam on Friday recorded 3,197 new cases taking the caseload to 2,53,123. The state also reported 26 fatalities which is the highest in a single day so far, taking the number of deaths to 1,281.&nbsp;The number of active cases is 23,826.</p>

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