The Goa government on Saturday (June 5) extended the ongoing COVID-induced curfew till June 14, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, while allowing essential stores to stay open till 3 pm. "Our government has decided to extend the state-level curfew till June 14. Timings for essential shops as defined will be increased to 7 pm to 3 pm," Sawant tweeted late on Saturday. Goa had imposed the first curfew on May 9 amid a surge in Covid cases. With 4,131 samples being examined in the past 24 hours, the number of tests in Goa went up to 8,42,920, the official said.

Source: dna June 05, 2021 14:15 UTC