Complete lockdown in Puducherry this weekend

Amid the surge in COVID-19 instances, Puducherry Lieutenant governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has introduced a whole lockdown within the Union Territory from April 23 (Friday) evening until April 26 (Monday) morning.
The lockdown is imposed other than the evening curfew the Union Territory is following since yesterday (Tuesday).
Restaurants, meals courts, and tea retailers have been permitted to function until 8 pm with 50 per cent capability and take away is allowed until 10 pm.

Starting Monday, all retailers and different institutions have been allowed to function until 2 pm solely. As per the letter issued by the Lieutenant governor, the restrictions will likely be in place until the scenario is introduced underneath management. The Beach Road will likely be closed submit 5 pm on all days.
As per the most recent reviews, a complete of 470 new COVID-19 instances reported in Puducherry, 70 in Karaikal, 41 in Yanam, and 38 in Mahe. A complete of 38530 COVID-19 instances reported in Puducherry until date.

A complete of 20 areas have been recognized as containment zones. As per the directions by the All India Medical Council, based mostly on the variety of COVID-19 instances, they’ve been differentiated into Red, Orange, and Yellow and totally monitored. Tamilisai urged everybody to put on masks and comply with different security precautions mentioned strict motion will likely be initiated in opposition to those that fail to stick to the COVID-19 pointers.
As of April 20, a complete of 2428 mattress amenities have been arrange for COVID-19 therapy and 1398 of them are vacant. From at the moment (Wednesday), masks and sanitizers can be offered at backed costs via cooperative milk parlous.