This story is from September 13, 2020

Rajkot markets self-impose partial lockdown from September 14

Owing to the rising Covid-19 cases, the financial capital of Saurashtra region Rajkot city, will be under self-imposed partial lockdown for a week starting September 14 as most of the wholesale markets in the city have decided to work only for half-day.
Rajkot markets self-impose partial lockdown from September 14
The Soni Bazar in Rajkot closed down for a week from Saturday
RAJKOT: Owing to the rising Covid-19 cases, the financial capital of Saurashtra region Rajkot city, will be under self-imposed partial lockdown for a week starting September 14 as most of the wholesale markets in the city have decided to work only for half-day.
Gujarat’s largest gold ornaments manufacturing hub, Soni Bazar in the city, closed down for a week starting Saturday because of rising cases of coronavirus among gold traders and workers.

Traders of Rajkot’s largest wholesale and retail grocery market Danapith decided to work for half-day starting September 14 for the next eight days. The traders of other markets like those on Lakhajiraj road and Para Bazar are also likely to join them.
Bipin Kesariya, president of Danapith Traders’ Association said, “There is a surge of Covid-19 cases in the city. Many of our traders have also been infected by the virus. Traders raised concern about the spread during our meeting on Saturday and within 10 minutes it was decided to close shops at 3pm from Monday.” The markets will open at 8am and will close by 3pm for next week. After one week the traders will further course of action. Over 200 shops in Danapith supply goods to traders in Rajkot and Morbi districts.
Over a dozen people from Danapith had tested positive in the last week, of which two have died. Traders feel that the government and the district administration have failed to contain the pandemic and now they have left no choice but to close the shops in order to reduce the contact.
The wholesale markets of ready-made garments and shoes on Lakhajiraj road and Para Bazar also plan to follow traders of Danapith. Mahesh Mehta president of Lakhajiraj Road Traders Association said, “Customers visit Danapith market in the morning, while most of our customers come in the evening. So we are planning to shut the shops in the morning and fix our timings from 2pm to 8pm for a week.”
Nearly 150 people are getting infected every day in Rajkot since beginning of September and nearly 25 to 30 people have succumbed during the same period.
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