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Curfew will be relaxed from 6 am to 9 pm in Anantapur, Kurnool, Guntur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, YSR Kadapa, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore and Srikakulam districts

Curfew relaxation timings were changed to 6 am to 2 pm from June 10

Standalone shops and commercial establishments dealing with essential items like groceries, vegetables, milk, meat, fish, animal feed, fodder shall remain open from 6 am to 12 noon.

All major roads in the State wore a deserted look except for some vehicles carrying authorised persons headed for work and those requiring medical services

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 4,788 fresh coronavirus cases taking the tally of infected persons to 2,11,742.

Shops would be allowed to open daily from 6 am to 12 noon, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in force.

Security forces put barricades on roads at many places and were also seen patrolling localities in the twin capitals.

The curfew, which excludes essential services, will come into effect from 8 pm on Wednesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said

Government and semi-government personnel working night shifts and private sector personnel engaged in essential goods services will be exempted.

India reported its first case of coronavirus infection on January 30 last year from Kerala, and the first death on March 10 from Karnataka.

Under the new restrictions, non-essential shops were closed but people are not required to spend most of the day confined at home.

Punjab reported 2,387 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Thursday.

The curfew was imposed from 10 pm to 6 am in Indore district. The police announced the closure of the market and people were asked to go home.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in response to a question from reporters about the possibility of imposing a night curfew said "..there is no such plans for now."

Of the 44 fresh cases, 42 were reported from Leh and two from Kargil, while 100 patients – 89 in Leh and 11 in Kargil – were discharged in the last 24 hours.

The movement of essential services, goods trucks, and officials on duty has been exempted from the latest order.

Night curfew will remain in force from 10 pm to 5 am, announced the Chief Minister, warning people against letting their guard down under any circumstances.

Austria's cases in recent weeks have surged well past the levels recorded in the spring, forcing the government to impose a curfew between 8 pm and 6 am starting Tuesday until the end of November.

Sri Lanka's coronavirus caseload rose to 10,856 on Sunday after 193 new patients were confirmed during the day.

With over one million coronavirus deaths and nearly 40 million cases worldwide, regions like Europe that suppressed the first outbreak are again facing tough choices on how to control a new wave.