With the surge of COVID-19, the Assam and Tripura governments have extended the corona curfew till June 5.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection the curfew will continue till June 5.
“Earlier, curfew started in rural areas from 5 p.m. Now curfew in villages will start from 2 p.m. The curfew in urban areas would be from 12 noon. Both in urban and rural areas, the curfew would remain enforced till 5 a.m.,” he told the media.
“All shops and commercial establishments must be shut by 11 a.m. on all days in the urban areas and those within 5 km radius of the periphery of municipal bodies and revenue towns. All shops have to be closed in rural areas by 1 p.m. on all days,” the order said.
Meanwhile, inter-district movement has also been resticted till June 5.
Assam has so far registered more than 3.75 lakh cases of COVID and the deaths due to the infection have also surged to 2,823.
