Goa extends Covid curfew till 19 July, issues fresh guidelines on what’s opens, what’s not

In an attempt to further curb the spread of novel coronavirus cases in the state, Goa government on Sunday extended the ongoing Covid-19 curfew till 19 July, 7 am, with further relaxations and new guidelines.

Under the new order, gyms are allowed to open with 50% capacity, sports complex without spectators, religious places with up to 15 people. Furthermore, the District Magistrate North Goa issued a list of activites/ establishments/ facilities/ events that will be restricted in the district from 7 am on 12th July to 7 am on 19th July.

These include complete closure of casinos, shops from 7 pm to 7 am, cinema halls, schools, colleges, weekly markets until further notice. Meanwhile, Goa on Sunday reported 131 new COVID cases, 241 recoveries and 02 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases tally stood at 1,848 while the death toll reached 3,097 and total recoveries from the virus increased to 1,63,771.