positivity rate is still higher than five per cent, the curfew timings have been relaxed further, in uniformity with the remaining 11 districts.
Wearing of face masks, especially in business establishments and markets, will be vigorously enforced, Andhra Pradesh government said.
During a high-level Covid-19 review meeting in Amravati on Monday, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed officials to ensure the coronavirus control measures were scrupulously implemented. "Everyone in shops and business establishments, be it the staff or customers, should necessarily wear facial masks.
Impose heavy fines on shopkeepers where this is violated. If required, order closure of such shops for 2-3 days," the Chief Minister said.