Bhopal, Feb 22 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government announced that night curfew would be lifted from the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in view of the decline in COVID-19 cases.

Also Read | Realme V25 With Triple Rear Cameras Teased Online, Launch Soon.

"The situation of coronavirus infection in the state is under control now. COVID-19 positivity rate has come down to less than 1 per cent. Keeping these circumstances in view, night curfew is being lifted from today midnight,” Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's office said in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon.

Also Read | Karnataka Assembly Passes Bills to Hike Salary of Chief Minister, Ministers and Legislators.

He, however, said people must adopt COVID appropriate behaviour despite withdrawal of curbs, adding that they must not be "careless" while celebrating Holi, Rangpanchami and other upcoming festivals.

Night curfew was enforced in December last year amid a rise in cases due to the Omicron variant. All other pandemic curbs imposed in the state have already been withdrawn.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)