Andhra extends Covid curfew restrictions by another week

Amaravati, July 20 : Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday extended the existing coronavirus curfew restrictions for another week.All commercial establishments should shut down by 9 p.

m.and curfew restrictions will begin from 10 p.m., lasting for eight hours till 6 a.m.However, there will be no restrictions from 6 a.m.to 10 p.m.and all business activities can be carried out during these relaxed hours.The state government issued a statement to this effect.

The southern state is witnessing a lower number of infections on a daily basis.On Tuesday, there were 2,498 Covid cases.The states overall Covid tally rose to 19.4 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 23,843.