The nine people arrested for violating lockdown in Vadodara, Gujarat. Photo/ANI
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], April 10 (ANI): Nine people were arrested in Gujarat ‘s Vadodara for offering prayers at a mosque despite lockdown in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 . “Nine people have been arrested for violating lockdown by offering prayers at a mosque in Panigate area,” according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Vadodara , Jaydeepsinh Jadeja.
In his address to the nation on March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a 21-day lockdown in the country to contain the spread of novel coronavirus . Movement of the people, except for essential and emergency needs, and gatherings have been prohibited during the lockdown phase. Gujarat so far has seen 241 cases of COVID-19 , with 17 deaths occuring due to deadly virus.
26 people have also been cured and discharged of the disease in the state. The COVID-19 cases in the country saw another single-day high of 896 taking the total number to 6761 on Friday. Out of these 6039 are active cases, 516 have been “cured/discharged/ migrated”. The death toll has mounted to 206 with 37 people dying in the last 24 hours. (ANI)
