Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the COVID-19 induced curfew till June 20. It has, however, relaxed the curfew from 6 am to 2 pm and this is applicable from June 11. Though the COVID-19 cases have been witnessing a steady decline over the past 15 days, the government decided to continue the curfew for another 10 more days to ensure the COVID-19 curve flattens, sources said.
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The curfew will be in force daily from 2 pm to 6 am. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 Cr P C will continue to be in force from 6 am to 12 noon,' the sources added. The government has made it clear in the latest orders that strict action will be taken against violators. According to the state health department, Andhra Pradesh reported 8,766 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.