According to a press release from the AP government, all sales personnel in the outlets will have to function while following a set of guidelines, which includes sale personnel wearing masks compulsorily Retail alcohol outlets are all set to open from Monday (4 May) in Andhra Pradesh, with the state government the establishments to open up in both rural and urban areas, including in the red zones of the state.
The outlets will opbe open from 11 AM to 7 PM. However, outlets in containment clusters/zones, and those situated in malls will not be permitted to run.
The relaxation has come at a time when AP is still detecting about 60 to 80 new coronavirus (covid-19) cases over the last week or so.