New Delhi: The Goa government on Saturday extended the Covid-19 curfew till June 28. Fish markets and stores in malls, barring some exceptions, will remain open in the next phase of the state-level curfew which begins from Monday for a period of seven days. "State-level curfew will be extended till 7 am, June 28, 2021. Shops in shopping malls, except cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes, entertainment zones allowed to be open between 7 am and 3 pm. The fish market may also open," Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tweeted.
The state-level curfew had been first imposed on May 9, in wake of a surge of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the state. The curfew was later extended periodically on five occasions, since its imposition.
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Meanwhile, The Uttar Pradesh government has relaxed the night curfew by two hours from June 21, allowing the opening of shops, malls and restaurants till 9 pm on weekdays. Saturday and Sunday will be weekly holidays, said the order issued by Chief Secretary R K Tiwari.
According to the order, from Monday (June 21), the night curfew hours will be from 9 pm to 7 am. Earlier, the night curfew was imposed from 7 pm to 7 am. Various activities, including the opening of markets outside the containment zones, full attendance in government offices, opening of eateries with 50 per cent capacity and malls will be allowed. During marriages and other functions, a maximum of 50 people will be allowed at both open and closed venues and only 50 people will be allowed in a religious place at a time, the guidelines said.
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