<p>Cinema halls, dine-in restaurants, gymnasiums and marriage halls will reopen from July 8, albeit with half capacity, as the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday decided to further relax the Covid curfew following a drastic decline in the infection spread.</p>.<p>Only in the two Godavari districts, East and West, curfew will be relaxed from 6 AM to 7 PM daily as the Covid-19 positivity rate continues to be over five per cent.</p>.<p>In the remaining 11 districts, only night curfew from 10 PM to 6 AM will be in place.</p>.<p>In these 11 districts, businesses could run from 6 AM to 9 PM and in the Godavari districts till 6 PM.</p>.<p>The revised curfew hours will come into force from July 8, a release from the Chief Minister's Office said.</p>.<p>The decision to further relax the curfew was taken at a high-level review meeting on Covid situation, chaired by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, here on Monday.</p>.<p>The release said the Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps based on the infection spread.</p>.<p>Restrictions would be in place till the positivity rate drops below five per cent, it said.</p>.<p>Cinema halls could run the shows with alternate seating arrangement.</p>.<p>"All establishments should strictly follow the Covid protocols. Covid Appropriate Behaviour like wearing of facial masks, hand sanitisation and physical distancing are a must," the CMO release added.</p>.<p>The Covid curfew has been in force in AP since May 5 following the spurt in coronavirus cases in the second wave.</p>.<p>From time to time since then, the government had been relaxing the curfew duration as the cases started declining in June.</p>.<p>Till July 7, curfew will be in force from 9 PM to 6 AM in eight districts and from 6 PM to 6 AM in the remaining five, including the two Godavari districts.</p>
<p>Cinema halls, dine-in restaurants, gymnasiums and marriage halls will reopen from July 8, albeit with half capacity, as the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday decided to further relax the Covid curfew following a drastic decline in the infection spread.</p>.<p>Only in the two Godavari districts, East and West, curfew will be relaxed from 6 AM to 7 PM daily as the Covid-19 positivity rate continues to be over five per cent.</p>.<p>In the remaining 11 districts, only night curfew from 10 PM to 6 AM will be in place.</p>.<p>In these 11 districts, businesses could run from 6 AM to 9 PM and in the Godavari districts till 6 PM.</p>.<p>The revised curfew hours will come into force from July 8, a release from the Chief Minister's Office said.</p>.<p>The decision to further relax the curfew was taken at a high-level review meeting on Covid situation, chaired by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, here on Monday.</p>.<p>The release said the Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps based on the infection spread.</p>.<p>Restrictions would be in place till the positivity rate drops below five per cent, it said.</p>.<p>Cinema halls could run the shows with alternate seating arrangement.</p>.<p>"All establishments should strictly follow the Covid protocols. Covid Appropriate Behaviour like wearing of facial masks, hand sanitisation and physical distancing are a must," the CMO release added.</p>.<p>The Covid curfew has been in force in AP since May 5 following the spurt in coronavirus cases in the second wave.</p>.<p>From time to time since then, the government had been relaxing the curfew duration as the cases started declining in June.</p>.<p>Till July 7, curfew will be in force from 9 PM to 6 AM in eight districts and from 6 PM to 6 AM in the remaining five, including the two Godavari districts.</p>