Corona Curfew in Himachal Pradesh has been extended till further orders with more relaxations. The buses within the state will play with 50 per cent occupancy. Timing of the opening of shops has been increased from 9 am to 5 pm from Monday. Earlier the shops were allowed to open from 9 am to 2 pm. However, the shops except those of essential commodities will remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
The decision to extend the curfew was taken yesterday at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The curfew will continue from 5 pm to 5 am in the state till further orders. It was also decided that the offices will function with 50 per cent of staff from Monday. All the medical colleges, ayurvedic colleges and dental colleges will open from June 23. Pharmacy and nursing schools will open from June 28. Now there will be no requirement of RT-PCR negative tests for entering in the state.
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