Covid: Chandigarh reduces night curfew by an hour, extends shop timings

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 22

The Chandigarh administration reduced night curfew by an hour and extended shop timings in the union territory till 8 pm in a development that comes as Covid cases from the second wave continue to fall in the city.

New orders from the administration say shops can remain open from 10 am to 8 pm and that shop owners must ensure Covid protocols are strictly followed.

What the order says:

—Shops can remain open up to 8 pm

—Night curfew will be imposed from 11 pm to 5 am

—Restaurants and bars can function at 50 per cent capacity from 10 am to 10.30 pm   

—Gatherings such as weddings and funerals can have up to 50 people, up from the previous 30

—Sports complexes will be thrown open to members with strict adherence to Covid protocols

—Boating will resume at Sukhna Lake at 50 per cent capacity