Coronavirus cases have been rising across the country and many states have started re-imposing lockdown and night restrictions. Now, the Surat Municipal Corporation has issued a notice stating that anyone who is travelling to the city from outside Gujarat will have to stay in mandatory home quarantine for seven days. 

The notification also states that if any person shows symptoms similar to the virus while in home quarantine, they should immediately get tested, issued under provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act.

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“People coming to Surat city from outside Gujarat will have to undergo mandatory seven-day home quarantine and remain in isolation to prevent others at home from getting infected,” the notification said.

Those violating the order will face action under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Disaster Management Act, it stated.

The civic body on Tuesday said people working in textile and diamond industries in the city are required to get themselves tested for the viral infection once a week.

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In daily tests, majority of those found infected are associated with the textile business, it had said, adding that testing has been intensified in crowded places, including diamond and textile units and educational institutions.

On Tuesday, Surat reported 263 cases, the highest in the state, raising the infection count in the city to 42,979, according to the civic body.

The city’s recovery rate stands at 95.22%, with a total of 40,924 patients discharged so far, as per official data.