Read more about Puducherry logs 640 new Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths push toll to 1,628 on Business Standard. Puducherry reported 640 fresh coronavirus cases during last 24 hours as the overall tally rose to 1,09,079, a senior official of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said on Sunday.
The overall tally rose to 1,07,114 with the 815 new cases while the number of active cases stood at 10,015 (1,389 in hospitals and 8,626 in home isolation), Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said.
Lockdown extended in Puducherry till May 31
Lockdown extended in Puducherry till May 31
The Puducherry government has announced an extension of the ongoing lockdown till May 31.
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UPDATED: May 23, 2021 18:12 IST
Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said the lockdown is extended till month end, beyond midnight of May 24. (File photo)
The Puducherry government on Sunday announced an extension of the ongoing lockdown till May 31 as Covid-19 cases continue to soar in the union territory.
The two-week-long lockdown clamped on May 10 is to come to an end on May 24 midnight.
Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said the lockdown is extended till month end, beyond midnight of May 24.
Routine maintenance of the malls and other closed establishments is permitted.
Restaurants and eateries cannot offer dine-in services and only home delivery and takeaway are permitted. Even teashops are disallowed to operate.
In hotels and lodges, food is to be served to the guests in their rooms and not in the restaurants attached.
Hospitals, medical labs, pharmaceuticals, opticians, medicines and medical equipment, distribution of newspapers, ambulance and hearse vehicle services, medical and its allied activities, all medical emergency cases are permitted.
Goods transport and public passenger transport (buses/auto/taxies), vehicles carrying agricultural produce of farmers, agriculture and its allied activities shall be permitted. The passengers shall be restricted to the seating capacity only. Rental vehicles and taxis including cab aggregation is permitted to ply with three passengers excluding the driver. Autos is permitted to ply with two passengers excluding the driver.