The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday imposed a night curfew from 11 am to 5 pm from December 25 across the state, amid fears of surge in cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 across the country. The Yogi-Adityanath government also restricted the number of attendees in a wedding to only 200 people, adding that it would be mandatory for people to follow appropriate COVID behaviour and all necessary guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday imposed a night curfew from 11 am to 5 pm from December 25 across the state, amid fears of surge in cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 across the country. The Yogi-Adityanath government also restricted the number of attendees in a wedding to only 200 people, adding that it would be mandatory for people to follow appropriate COVID behaviour and all necessary guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs).