Amaravati, June 28 : The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday relaxed Covid restrictions by another three hours till 9 p.m.in eight select districts which have Covid positivity rate below 5 per cent, starting from July 1.
“Curfew relaxations in eight AP districts where Covid positivity rate is lower than 5 per cent, ” said an official statement.
In these eight districts, curfew will be relaxed from 6 a.m.to 9 p.m.All restaurants and commercial establishments have been ordered to shut shop between 9 p.m.and 10 p.m.
However, curfew will remain in place from 9 p.m.to 6 a.m.in the morning.
These new Covid restrictions will be in place for a week, starting from July 1 to July 7 and will be reviewed again.
However, East and West Godavari districts, Krishna, Chittoor and Prakasam districts will continue to adhere to 6 a.m.to 6 p.m.curfew hours.
“This decision has been taken because Covid positivity rate is higher than 5 per cent… After analysing the positivity rate, a decision will be taken on relaxations in these districts,” the statement added
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