Puducherry, Aug 12 (PTI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory of Puducherry, a total lockdown would be enforced every Tuesday to contain the spread of the virus.
This was announced by Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Wednesday when the Union Territory registered its highest single-day spurt of 481 coronavirus cases and five deaths.
The total lockdown would come into force from next Tuesday and is being implemented on an experimental basis, he told a virtual press conference after chairing a meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
The lockdown would come into effectfrom 6 am on Tuesday to 6 am the next day. Also, he said all shops, business centres, banks and other establishments would remain closed in the entire Union Territory. He said the meeting of the SDMA decided that on other days, all shops, establishments and business centres can remain open only from 6 am to 7 pm from August 14. All along they were allowed to remain open from 6 am to 9 pm. The Chief Minister further said the government had earmarked Rs 25 crore for the Health Department from out of its own resources to improve healthcare and strengthen the infrastructure in government hospitals.
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