Ahmedabad shuts all shops save milk, medicine till May 15 to contain Covid

Municipal circular warns of penalisation under Section 188 and Section 270 of IPC and Section 3 of Epidemic Act for those failing to comply

On a war footing to contain the rapid growth of Covid-19 cases and deaths, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday ordered all shops except those providing milk and medicines to remain closed till May 15, 2020.

Aimed at minimising crowding and encouraging social distancing, the civic body also ordered all fruits, vegetables and grocery shops to remain closed till May 15, an AMC circular read. On Tuesday, Ahmedabad had posted a single day jump of 336 new cases and 39 deaths due to Covid-19 and by Wednesday evening new cases in a single day was 380 and 28 deaths, taking