During the night curfew, movement of only essential services will be allowed. (Photo Credit: AP/PTI)
- No public movement will be allowed from 11pm to 6 am
- All schools and colleges have been ordered to remain closed till February 28
- The new guidelines will be effective from Monday
The rioters are protesting against introduction of a new and stricter coronavirus curfew. (Representative Image: Unplash)
- Riot police clashed with groups of protesters across the country
- Amsterdam police said they had made eight arrests
- In Rotterdam, police used a water cannon after clashing with rioters
People are protesting against a new curfew to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Netherlands. (Representative Image: Unsplash)
- Authorities used water cannon and dogs in a square in central Amsterdam to disperse protesters
- In Eindhoven, police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of several hundred
- A COVID-19 testing centre was also set on fire on Saturday by the protestors
The curfew was imposed in four cities in November 2020. (Photo Credit: PTI)
- The decision will be taken at an appropriate juncture to lift the curfew: Gujarat CM
- Earlier, people were barred from venturing out between 9 pm till 6 am every day in these cities
- The timing was recently revised to 10 pm till 6 am
France has the seventh-highest COVID-19 death toll in the world. (Representative image/Pixabay)
- Marseille will have their curfew moved forward to 6 p.m. from 8 p.m., and running through to 6 a.m
- The stricter measures in Marseille will start on Sunday evening
- Local police said 21 people had tested positive for the new variant of the virus
More than 8 million residents of Quebec, the province hit hardest by the pandemic, will be affected by the measures. (Photo Credit: Unsplash)
- Francois Legault ordered the first pandemic curfew in Canada on Wednesday
- The lockdown and 8:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew will begin from Saturday
- A curfew of this scale has not been ordered in Canada since the Spanish flu a century ago
Macron has been serving as the President of France since May 2017 (Picture Credits: Twitter @EmmanuelMacron)
- The French police entered the premises of the illegal party after 36 hours
- The Interior Minister announced that 1,00,000 officials will be deployed to prevent such gatherings
- France has been overwhelmed with around 15,000 new COVID-19 cases daily
France is facing a rise in COVID cases.(Credit: AP / PTI)
- Nice, most of east of France to be affected
- The capital city of Paris will not face the additional restriction for now
- Gabriel Attal meanwhile defended the pace of France's campaign to vaccinate against COVID-19
Around one lakh police and gendarmes have been put on duty in France on December 31. (Photo credit: AFP )
- A nationwide curfew has been imposed from 8 pm to 6 am on new year's eve
- Small gatherings are allowed in people's homes
- Officials have been directed to halt underground parties after the prescribed time limit
The Delhi government has imposed a night curfew in the city amid mounting fears over the new strain of coronavirus. (PTI Photo)