The Uttarakhand government on Sunday extended the Covid restrictions till June 15, 6 AM in the state. The Covid curfew was supposed to end on June 9 in the state but now it has been extended for one more week.
However, the government has allowed general stores to open between 8 am and 1 pm on June 9 and June 14, respectively.
Curfew relaxations by Uttarakhand govt-
1. Kirana stores, general stores, and grocery stores to be open on June 9 (Wednesday) and June 14 (Monday) from 8 am to 1 pm.
2. Fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat shops will remain open between 8 am and 12 pm on all days of the curfew period.
3. Stationery shops have been allowed to open on June 9 and June 14 between 8 am and 1 pm.
4. Photocopy shops will be opened on June 9, between 8 am and 1 pm.
5. Readymade shops, tailor shops, cycle stores, hardware shops will be open only on June 11, Saturday between 8 am and 1 pm.
6. Shops selling rituals stuff will be opened on June 9, June 11, and June 14 from 8 am to 1 pm.
7. Hotels, restaurants to provide only take away services or home delivery services.
8. A maximum of 20 people allowed in the wedding-related celebration in the state. Besides, all attendees have to carry a negative-RTPCR test report, not older than 72 hours, to attend the function.
9. For funerals, 20 people have been allowed for prayers.
10. Mandatory 7-day isolation at the Village Quarantine Facility for people coming back to their villages in the state.
Amongst all the Himalayan states in the country, Uttarakhand has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate of two per cent, as recorded on Sunday. As many as 11 states across the country have registered high Covid-19 death rate, out of which six are Himalayan states. From these, Uttarakhand tops the chart followed by Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Manipur.
