Coronavirus cases in Gujarat rise to 30, CM urges people to stay indoors

Ahmedabad: Twelve new coronavirus cases have been reported in Gujarat, taking the total number of those infected by the deadly virus in the state to 30, the state health department said on Monday.

Out of the 12 cases reported on Monday, five are those of local transmission, while other patients have history of travel to Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, France and the UK, it said.

With this, cases in Ahmedabad have gone up to 13, Vadodara-six, Surat-five and Gandhinagar-four, while there is one case each reported from Kutch and Rajkot, the health department said.


The state has so far reported one death- of a 67- year-old coronavirus positive patient in Surat on Sunday. He was suffering from ailments like kidney failure, asthma and others.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the 'Janta curfew' on Sunday was just a token and the coronavirus- affected districts of the state will have to follow the same partial lockdown till March 31.

"Sunday's 'Janta curfew' was just a token. It is necessary that people of Gujarat follow this till March 31. People should not come out unnecessarily. We are about to enter the third stage where the virus transmits in communities with multiplying effect. China is in fifth stage, where recovery starts," Rupani said in the state Assembly here.

"Till now, we have put five major cities - Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Gandhinagar - and the entire Kutch district under lockdown. Now, we are mulling to stop people's movement in all those districts where cases of coronavirus emerge in the coming days. Essential goods will be available to people during the partial lockdown," he said.