Taking the rise of Covid cases into serious account a partial curfew from 12 noon to 6 am will be imposed in Andhra Pradesh from Wednesday for two weeks to curb coronavirus.
At a high-level review meeting on the prevailing situation here on Monday, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced this decision. Shops would be allowed to open daily from 6 am to 12 noon, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in force.
Thereafter, only emergency services would be allowed as curfew would be clamped till 6 AM. For the past few days, a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am is in force in the state to contain COVID-19.
But with the number of cases growing in record numbers daily, the Chief Minister decided to impose further restrictions to break the chain, according to the official sources.
The YSRC Government on the other hand has also postponed the inter Exams keeping the health of the students in mind.
It may be noted that PM Modi has suggested to the states that Lockdown would be the last resort. The states have all the rights to decide on this issue.
