Bharuch following Surat as Covid-19 hotspot

SURAT: Bharuch district is following Surat to become the second largest Covid-19 hotspot with cases touching 600 mark on Friday. According to the health officials, cases spiked from 100 to 600 in the 30 days ending July 16 with 12 fresh cases added on Thursday, taking the total to 607 so far. In the last three days, the district has recorded about 100 new cases.
Looking at the surge, the district administration had issued a notification allowing the retail and wholesaleshops in the entire district to operate between 7am to 4pm to contain the spread of the virus starting from July 9 to July 22.
On Friday, the Ankleshwar Notified Area authority issued a notification stating that the shops, except for the medical stores and grocers, will operate between 7 am to 1 pm. The decision was taken after the spike in the Covid-19 cases in Ankleshwar.